KHSD hosts winter community forum

In education news, Kern High School District officials continued discussions with the community on Thursday night about student behavior and school climate.

WITH THECOMMUNITY ON THURSDAY NIGHTABOUT STUDENT BEHAVIOR ANDSCHOOL CLIMATE.LAST NIGHT'S FORUM INCLUDEDSAMPLES OF STUDENTDISCIPLINE AND REFERRAL DATA,CURRENT SCHOOL CLIMATE SURVEYRESULTS, AND PRACTICES RELATEDTO POSITIVEBEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS ANDSUPPORTS.SIX YEARS AGO, THE KERN HIGHSCHOOL DISTRICT WAS SUED TO ENDDISCRIMINATORY DISCIPLINEPRACTICES THAT TARGETED BLACKAND HISPANIC STUDENTS.THE DISTRICT IS REQUIRED TO HAVETWO COMMUNITYFORUMS EACH YEAR.OFFICIALS SAY THEY RECOGNIZE THEIMPORTANCE OF THESEFORUMS.DR. BRENDA LEWIS, KHSD ASSOC.SUPERINTENDENT"I THINK THE STATS AREIMPORTANT, ANDWE WANT THE COMMUNITY TOUNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON INOURSCHOOL SITES WITH REGARDS TO THESTUDENTS."THE KERN EDUCATION JUSTICECOLLABORATIVE ---WHICH HELD A MARCH FOREDUCATIONAL JUSTICE AHEAD OFTHE FORUM --- SAYS THE DISTRICTHAS MADE STRIDES INRECENT YEARS TO HELP INCREASEEDUCATIONAL SUCCESS OFMINORITY STUDENTS --- BUT MORENEEDS TO BE DONE.AMERICAN HEART MONTH STARTSTOMORROW AN