news-record.com

BLOGS

The Chalkboard

Church for suspensions?

Smith High School Principal Noah Rogers will ask for the school board's support of a grant proposal for about $145,000 to fund a drop out prevention program. The program will pay retired teachers and Ebenezer Baptist Church Pastor Howard Woods to work who would have otherwise been suspended.
Here's the preview story.
Couple of questions. Should the public school system team up with religious groups to work with students and should public money fund those efforts?
Should the grant pay Pastor Woods $28,000 to manage the program? How about a social worker and security guard?

Permalink

Posted by J. Brian Ewing on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 1:50 pm

This article has been closed to new comments. Comments are generally closed after 14 days. However, comments may be closed earlier at the discretion of the News & Record.

Inappropriate content? Please report abuse.

Advertisement | Advertise with Us

David (imported)

October 31, 2008 - 12:09 pm EDT

They have done this before with the church across from Dudley High School. Not sure if that is still going or not, but from what I heard, that was a miserable experiment (in the beginning at least)