Dameion B. Fowler - Horry County Democratic Party

Ending Pre-School OSS/Expulsions In Horry County Schools

Posted March 14, 2020 by Tim Wilkie in News

By Dameion B. Fowler It is now time for Horry County Schools to support efforts to phase out and eliminate the use of exclusionary discipline in early childhood educational settings (pre-School-2nd grade). The following is taken from the policy statement on this issue released by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of…

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Why We Need More Black Teachers

Posted January 9, 2020 by V. Susan Hutchinson in News

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By Dameion Fowler There is a stark lack of diversity in hiring for Horry County Schools when it comes to teachers and paraprofessionals. In a school district that includes an African-American student population of roughly 20 percent, according to documents obtained via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, the percentage of Black teachers is at…

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Horry County Schools’ Failing to Educate Black Children

Posted January 2, 2020 by Tim Wilkie in News

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By Dameion B. Fowler Too many Horry County Black students are not receiving an adequate education from their teachers, and that must be corrected without delay, We can reach this conclusion based on a number of factors, including the scores on test that are meant to examine student knowledge of the subject matter taught in…

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Horry County Schools: Targeting Black Children?

Posted December 25, 2019 by Tim Wilkie in News

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By Dameion B. Fowler There are obscene disparities when it comes to disciplinary action in Horry County Schools. According to documents obtained from the schools district via a Freedom of Information Act request, in a school district that has a black student population of 20 percent, in the first part of the 2016-2017 school year we…

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