Hopkins County School Board Meeting Notes from Monday

THE HOPKINS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WAS BESET BY COMMUNITY INPUT LAST NIGHT REGARDING A STUDENTS COMMENTS IN THE FALL. BILL MCREYNOLDS, HEAD OF THE CONCERNED CITIZENS SOCIETY, SPOKE ABOUT A STUDENT AT MADISONVILLE NORTH HOPKINS HIGH SCHOOL TELLING A RACIALLY CHARGED JOKE THAT TALKED OF KILLING BLACK STUDENTS. THOUGH THE STUDENT WAS PUNISHED, MCREYNOLDS SAID HE WAS BRUSHED OFF WHEN REQUESTING A MEETING WITH NORTH HOPKINS SCHOOL OFFICIALS ABOUT THE MATTER. MCREYNOLDS, HOWEVER, SAID THAT BOARD MEMBERS DID MEET WITH HIM ABOUT THE INCIDENT. SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT RANDY FRANKLIN PROMISED TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER.
ALSO LAST NIGHT, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDANT SHARI WINSTEAD GAVE THE RESULTS OF THE COMMUNITY SURVEY ON THE LOCATION OF THE NEW CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER.. BY A MARGIN OF 68 TO 28, RESPONDENTS PREFERRED THE OPTION OF BUILDING TWO VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS..........ONE AT HOPKINS COUNTY CENTRAL AND ONE AT MADISONVILLE NORTH HOPKINS HIGH SCHOOL. THE MAJORITY OF THE RESPONDENTS WERE STAFF AND FACULTY.