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Guilford County school board to meet Thursday

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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

(Updated 5:53 am)

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What: Guilford County Board of Education meeting

When: 6 p.m. Thursday

Where: Boardroom of the administrative office, 712 N. Eugene St., Greensboro

On TV: Guilford County Board of Education meetings are broadcast live on GCS Cable Channel 2. Replays are aired at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. the next day and at 1 p.m. the Saturday after the meeting

What’s going on? The board is scheduled to consider several issues, including:

Improvement plans for schools designated as low performing.
SAT performance.
Career and technical education program.

Want to be heard? Those wishing to address the Board of Education should call 370-8100 before 5 p.m. or at the meeting site from 5:45-6 p.m. Sign-up sheets also may be filled out before board meetings.

Full agenda and live video: http://gcsnc.com/boe/agenda.htm

The Chalkboard: Read more about K-12 education and share your thoughts at the News & Record’s blog The Chalkboard at http://blog.news-record.com/staff/chalkboard

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stafford5465

September 23, 2009 - 9:35 am EDT

Tasers. Why is this not on the agenda. Since the 4th of July, tasers have been used twice. One person died and one did not. The use of tasers should be under review. Most schools in the U.S don't use them. We prohibit the use of corporal punishment but we allow use of tasers. This makes no sense.