TO THE EDITOR:
I’m not really certain if an explanation is or will be given to the Hankins. In the recent past, Orange County school contract renewals were not offered to past Superintendent Shirley Carraway, administrator Donna Williams, Principal Mamie Jay and now Orange High Principal Armond Hankins. These are the dismissals that I am aware of.
I am concerned how this affects the system’s ability to recruit and retain administrators and educators of color. I am also concerned how this affects families of color moving into our community. In an educational environment, it is extremely important to see and have those individuals that “look like me.”
Students of color in Orange County Schools have very few of these role models. The ones that they’ve had in the most recent past have been dismissed. What’s going on?
Bryant M. Colson
Orange County parent
