Rally for Education in Doylestown tonight
Opponents of Central Bucks School District's changes to middle-school curriculum seek to restore all electives for students.
Parents, students, and other members of the Central Bucks School District have scheduled a Rally for Education from 5:30 to 6:30 today in Doylestown Borough to oppose changes to the middle-school curriculum starting next year.
Opponents of the district's move to eliminate computer applications as a class and to limit the number of electives middle-school students can take are seeking to get the changes tabled, parent Mary Bingler said. The rally will precede the regularly scheduled school board meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Educational Services Center on Weldon Drive.
The school board has approved the administration's plan to eliminate one class period a day and lengthen each of the remaining six periods by 10 minutes. The additional time will help students learn the core subjects of math, science, English, reading, Social Studies and world language, the administration has said. Computer skills will be taught in the core classes.
The elimination of the seventh period means students will have to choose which elective subjects they take from art, music, physical education, Family and Consumer Science, PEN (for gifted students) , and industrial design.
Opponents of the changes say students should continue to take all elective subjects. The changes were proposed without consulting teachers and the public, they say.
The rally will be at the four corners of Main and State streets. Supporters also may gather outside the county courthouse grounds.