Palm Beach Schools Face Heated Debate Over Equity and Race Data Transparency Issues

The Palm Beach County School District, facing criticism for purportedly obscured transparency on disciplinary actions, has clashed recently with the community over language in its Equity Statement.

According to BocaNewsNow.com, officials have ceased providing specific data on expulsions, a move raising questions about fairness across racial and socioeconomic lines.

The district claims to have updated its process for board approval to protect the confidentiality of student education records but this update has conveniently eliminated public access to data that was used to shed light on potential racial disparities, particularly between Black students in West Palm Beach and their white counterparts in Boca Raton.