Somerset County
The departure of only the second African American superintendent in the history of the Somerset County public school system has cut deeply into the racial divide. Delmarva Public Radio's Don Rush spoke with Somerset County NAACP Branch President Dr. Kirland Hall about the fallout from recent events.
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Cape Henlopen
The Cape Henlopen School District is looking at splitting up its schools by grade to deal with a racial divide.
The Delaware Department of Education says that the minority population at Milton Elementary School is 28.7 percent while at H.O Brittingham Elementary School it is 60.8 percent.
WBOC reports that the plan envisions putting Kindergarten through second grade in one school and third through fifth in another.
During two public hearings on expansion of the school district parents agreed that something should be done but some worried about how children would deal with moving from one school to another.
While splitting up the schools by grade is the recommendation that has been presented to the school board Superintendent Bob Fulton says that redistricting is just one option.
