The U.S. Department of Education has issued new guidelines regarding race and ethnicity collections for students and staff in public schools for all states. In the past, student and staff identification was limited to only one choice of race and ethnicity. Beginning this school year, students and staff will now be able to identify with racial classifications of more than one category. Although Tyrrell County Schools used to ask for race and ethnicity information upon enrollment, this school year, current and newly enrolled students will be asked to update their race and ethnicity. Please complete the STUDENT ETHNICITY AND RACE IDENTIFICATION FORM and send it to school with your child, on or before Thursday February 4th. Forms will be collected by the homeroom teacher. Copies of the form in English and Spanish are listed below:
If you have any questions regarding the process of collection or review of race and ethnicity, please visit the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction's website at http://dpi.state.nc.us/data/management/raceethnicity/faqs.
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