The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) ended an investigation this week on Forsyth County Schools that alleges that the removal of books from Black or LGBTQI+ authors from school libraries created a hostile environment for students based on sex, race, color, or national origin under Title IX of the Education Amendments […]
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Forsyth County Schools students participate in mock job interviews
For the last few years, businesses and students in Forsyth County Schools have annually participated in mock job interviews. Students received sample job descriptions, and various school partners in the community helped students practice their interviewing skills. While this traditionally occurred every Spring, Covid-19 halted this event for over 15 months. “People always looked forward […]
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Forsyth County Schools to partner with SwabTek™ to stop Cannabis and Nicotine use in schools.
Early on Wednesday morning, SwabTek announced that Forsyth County Schools would be one of more than 1,000 schools that will be adopting the use of SwabTek’s cannabis testing products to help keep their schools drug-free. With the legalization of recreational cannabis use in some states and legislation pushing to legalize them in others, it’s become […]
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Forsyth County Board of Education approves new $520 million budget for 2022, which includes new positions and staff raises.
The Forsyth County Board of Education has completed the approval of a $520 million budget for its school district. This finalization comes after the district’s June 15th meeting, which saw the support of pay increases for all employees and more funding directed at new school openings. In April, CFO Larry Hammel initially presented the board […]