Parents react to proposed Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools redistricting maps
FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — On Wednesday night, many passionate community members gathered to learn and discuss three proposed redrawn district boundaries for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.
The reason? To diversify the schools, especially after the school district received a $1 million federal grant to diversify its 81 schools.
To do so, it starts with redrawing residential boundaries.
Tori Boysen is a realtor who is worried that if the school system approves any of these maps, the property value in Clemmons will go down because some students would be assigned to attend Parkland High School
'There's not a great way to get from Clemmons to Parkland High School. You either get all the way through I-40 and around or go through Davidson County. It doesn't seem feasible to drive through another county to get back to your county to go to school,' Boysen said.
Meanwhile, Clemmons parents like Patricia Devine are worried about their child's social life.
'Originally, I was shocked, frustrated, a little angry. Not because Parkland is a bad school. It is mostly because my son has grown up with these children that go to West Forsyth for the past eight years. All of these friendships that he has made and gained and the community that we have gained would be separated,' Devine said.
Additionally, Devine is concerned about how teachers will adjust to the change.
'I know that there are a lot of teachers that work at Title 1 poverty schools. There are other teachers that work in the more affluent schools. How do you prepare these teachers to have children that read at a second-grade level that should be reading at a seventh-grade level?' Devine said.
The next community meeting will happen Thursday night at the Fulton Family YMCA at 4 p.m.
The final redistricting map is not due to be presented to the board of education until this fall.
The new boundaries would go into effect in the 2026-20027 school year.
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