Randolph County School System (North Carolina)
The Randolph County School System (RCSS) is a school district headquartered in Asheboro, North Carolina, United States.[1] It serves Randolph County.
History
In 2013 the district board voted 5-2 to ban Invisible Man from the school libraries. Gary Mason, a board member, said that he "didn’t find any literary value."[2] The board vote occurred after a parent of an 11th grade student at Randleman High School complained about the book.[3][4]
Schools
High schools
Zoned
- Eastern Randolph High School (Ramseur)
- Providence Grove High School (Climax)
- Randleman High School (Randleman)
- Southwestern Randolph High School (Asheboro) (Unincorporated area)
- Trinity High School (Trinity)
- Wheatmore High School (Trinity)
Other
Middle schools
- Archdale - Trinity Middle School
- Braxton Craven Middle School
- Northeastern Randolph Middle School
- Randleman Middle School
- Southeastern Randolph Middle School
- Southwestern Randolph Middle School
- Uwharrie Middle School
Elementary schools
- Archdale Elementary School
- Coleridge Elementary School
- Farmer Elementary School
- Franklinville Elementary School
- Grays Chapel Elementary School
- Hopewell Elementary School
- Lawrence Elementary School
- Level Cross Elementary School
- Liberty Elementary School
- New Market Elementary School
- Ramseur Elementary School
- Randleman Elementary School
- Seagrove Elementary School
- Southmont Elementary School
- Tabernacle Elementary School
- Trindale Elementary School
- Trinity Elementary School
References
- ↑ "RANDOLPH COUNTY SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY." Randolph County Schools. Retrieved on September 21, 2013. "Administrative Offices 2222-C S. Fayetteville Street Asheboro, NC 27205"
- ↑ Kellogg, Carolyn. "Ralph Ellison's 'Invisible Man' banned in North Carolina." Los Angeles Times. September 19, 2013. Retrieved on September 20, 2013.
- ↑ Keys, Kathi. "County board bans ‘Invisible Man’ from school libraries." The Courier-Tribune. September 16, 2013. Retrieved on September 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Randolph County Schools Bans Book After Parent Complaint." (Archive) WFMY-TV News 2. September 19, 2013. Retrieved on September 21, 2013.
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