EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The Eugene School District is embarking this week on a potentially difficult and sensitive effort to identify the race and ethnicity of its 16,500 students.
The Eugene Register-Guard is reporting that the district is complying with a change in federal rules that take effect next year. The federal government now requires that districts determine race and ethnicity in their schools. That data used to be voluntary.
The federal mandate requires that a student’s demographical data be counted, even if the parent refuses to divulge the information.
The district is in the process of mailing letters to parents explaining the changes.
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Information from: The Register-Guard, http://www.registerguard.com
