City of Kent
Local Law Enforcement Actively Working To Expand Diversity
By Becca Sagaris, Shelby Reeves and Sara Al Harthi KENT, Ohio — The Merriam-Webster definition of diversity is “the practice or quality of including or involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, sexual orientations, etc.” Diversity in general in any workplace environment is important to ensure inclusion among all people involved, both staff and community. It is especially important in law enforcement to decrease the opportunity to abuse their power and increase their understanding of the people they serve, improving law enforcement’s relationship with the community. “Diversity within our department means having different groups well-represented within our agency,” Michael Lewis, the Administrative
Higher Education
Ohio districts respond to “Prepared for Success” grades
The Ohio school report cards are designed to give parents, educators and policymakers information about the performances of districts and schools and celebrate success. So when most Ohio schools received poor grades in the “Prepared for Success” category, there wasn’t much to celebrate. Without a requirement from the federal government, the Ohio Department of Education has created the “Prepared for Success” category to the school report card. The 2018 report cards revealed that just nine of 608 school districts in Ohio received an A in the “Prepared for Success” section. Out of the 608 districts, 520 of them received either a D or an F, implying that Ohio students are
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Despite COVID-19, Kent City School District Support Staff Still Attempting to Work at Full Capacity
Ky Kallinowski and Gershon Harrell The Kent City School District shut their doors in March due to the spread of COVID-19, forcing students to complete the remainder of their school year online, rendering the support staff such as bus drivers, maintenance workers and custodians nearly jobless. One of the big issues was losing their bus drivers, especially considering there were a handful of drivers who worked during the summer months. “Basically they got paid,” said Transportation Supervisor, Rick Lewis. “We kept everybody on the payroll so that we wouldn’t lose bus drivers, and it was the right thing to do.” Jim Soyars, Director of Business Services for the Kent City
