Incumbent William Turner is unchallenged for his at-large seat. For District 2, long-time incumbent Donald Kite is facing newcomer Kristina Frey. The board opposed HB 1134, a proposal that would have banned “divisive concepts” being discussed in schools. Washington Township was one of just a few school districts to speak out against state legislation that emerged from the national debate on critical race theory. This month, the district asked parents to find alternative transportation for their children when more than one-third of drivers didn’t show up. A lack of drivers has caused various delays. Washington Township parents have also been frustrated with the district’s transportation department this fall. Only 9% of Black students in grades 3-8 passed the math and English Language Arts portion of the state exam - compared to nearly 54% of their white classmates. The district faces ongoing concern over its achievement gap. Forty-one percent of students were Black, 20% were Hispanic and nearly 54% identified as low-income. The district on the northside of Indianapolis had over 10,800 students during the 2020-2021 academic year. Two out of five school board seats are up for the November election in the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township. 5 at the Indianapolis Public Library, Central Branch. Join Chalkbeat Indiana and WFYI to hear from candidates for IPS school board at a forum at 6 p.m. This article was co-published by Chalkbeat Indiana and WFYI as part of a collaboration ahead of the 2022 school board elections.
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