Woke: Too Woke. This Is Beyond The Pale -- May 10, 2022

Link here: https://www.foxnews.com/media/rhode-island-parents-school-board-equity-obsession.

Poorly written story at link but bottom line: prestigious school eliminating IEPs for struggling students and AP / Honors courses for students who excel academically. 

Barrington, RI.

Nationally-ranked high school has dropped from 189th in the nation to 308. 

Needs to be fact-checked. 

Google: 

• The Providence Journal: the school board back-tracks, sort of. Link here.

BARRINGTON — Barrington High School is bringing back a version of honors classes this fall to answer a drumbeat of disapproval from families and students over the last year. 

Principal Joseph Hurley stunned parents Wednesday night when he said the high school was bringing back an honors distinction in English and social studies in September, although the details are still being worked out. 

That infuriated parents who have already gone through at least two versions of the honors designation. Their response to the latest twist was this: bring back the original honors classes, which were open to every student and had widespread participation. 

Hurley acknowledged that the high school didn’t consider the impact of doing away with honors classes would have on students who apply for merit scholarships. 

“That was a game-changer,” he told a packed auditorium. “What wasn’t considered was the impact on financial aid.”  

The school's official re-structuring program. Confirms elimination of honors courses ini English and social studies.