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Georgia County Backs Off Single-Sex Education Plan, For Now

By Erin Buzuvis, Sudha Setty, and Kristine Newhall

Last month we posted about Greene County, Georgia, and its plans to convert all of its public schools to a single-sex model.

Recently, however, the County changed its mind, and will formally withdraw those plans at an upcoming meeting. According to the AP, the County faced "a groundswell of opposition from parents who were outraged that they weren't consulted ahead of time." This leaves open the possibility that the County might reinstate its plan, or some other version of the plan, after it receives input from parents and teachers.

Of course, the parents might really be outraged, not that they weren't consulted, but that the County is trying to pigeonhole their sons' and daughters' attitudes and behaviors based on gender stereotypes. In that case, their buy-in might be hard to come by.

Full post as published by Title IX Blog on March 28, 2008 (boomark / email).