Red Clay Consolidated School District (abbreviated Red Clay or RCCSD) is a public

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in northern

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. Founded in 1981, Red Clay serves a portion of the city of Wilmington, as well as its northwestern suburbs. Its service area includes Elsmere, Greenville,

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, Newport, northwestern Wilmington, most of Pike Creek, most of Pike Creek Valley, and half of

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. Its headquarters are in the Austin D. Baltz Elementary School partially in Elsmere and partially in an

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; it has a Wilmington postal address.

History

The state of Delaware modified its school districts, and due to that it was established on July 1, 1981.

Schools

; 6-12 schools *

Cab Calloway School of the Arts Cab Calloway School of the Arts (CCSA) is an arts-oriented magnet school in Wilmington, Delaware, operated by the Red Clay Consolidated School District. The school offers grades six through twelve and each student chooses a particular focus in the ...

( Wilmington) *

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(''unincorporated area'') *

John Dickinson High School The John Dickinson School, previously known as John Dickinson High School, is a public high school in the Pike Creek, Delaware, Pike Creek area of Wilmington, Delaware. It is one of five high schools in the Red Clay Consolidated School District an ...

(''unincorporated area'') ;High schools *

Alexis I. duPont High School Alexis I. duPont High School (AI) is a public high school located in Greenville, Delaware with a Wilmington postal address. It is one of the four schools offering grades 9–12 in the Red Clay Consolidated School District. 807 students were enro ...

( Greenville, ''unincorporated area'') *

Thomas McKean High School Thomas McKean High School is a comprehensive public high school located on 301 McKennan's Church Road in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, with a Wilmington postal address. It is a part of the Red Clay Consolidated School District. The s ...

(''unincorporated area'') ;High Schools Chartered by Red Clay District *

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;Middle schools *Alexis I. duPont Middle School (''unincorporated area'') *Henry B. duPont Middle School (

) *Skyline Middle School ( Pike Creek Valley, ''unincorporated area'') *Stanton Middle School (''unincorporated area'') ;Elementary schools *Anna P. Mote Elementary School (K-5) *Austin D. Baltz Elementary School (K-5) *Brandywine Springs School (K-8) *Evan G. Shortlidge Academy (K-2) *Forest Oak Elementary School (K-5) *Heritage Elementary School (K-5) *Highlands Elementary School (K-5) *Linden Hill Elementary School (K-5) *Marbrook Elementary School (K-5) *North Star Elementary School (K-5) *Richardson Park Elementary School (K-5) *Donald J. Richey Elementary School (K-5) *Warner Elementary School (3-5) *William C. Lewis Dual Language Elementary School (K-5) *William Cooke, Jr. Elementary School (K-5) ;Pre-elementary schools *Red Clay Early Years Program (ages 3–4) ;Special schools *First State School (for students grades 2–12 with medical needs) *James H. Groves Adult High School (night classes for adult learners) *Meadowood Program (transition program for students ages 3–21)

LGBTQ+ policies

The Red Clay Consolidated School district has caused debate by allowing students to enter the bathroom, locker room and participate in sports as the gender they identify as at school. Per policy 8005 A, "Information about a student's transgender status, legal name, or gender assigned at birth may constitute confidential information. School personnel shall not disclose information that may reveal a student's transgender status or gender diverse presentation to others, including other students, and other school personnel, unless legally required to do so or unless the student has authorized such disclosure." Teachers are required to address each student by the gender they say they are. Per policy 8005 D, "A student has the right to be addressed by a name and pronoun that corresponds to the student's gender identity as asserted at school. A court-ordered name or gender change is not required, and the student need not change their official records." Per policy 8005 F, "... A transgender or gender diverse student shall have the right to access the restroom that corresponds to the student’s gender identity consistently asserted at school." Transgender students have the right to use the locker room that corresponds with their gender identity under policy 8005 G "A transgender or gender diverse student shall have access to the locker room that corresponds to the student’s gender identity consistently asserted at school... A transgender or gender diverse student shall not be required to use a locker room that conflicts with the student’s gender identity consistently asserted at school." Transgender students have the right to participate in sports teams that correspond with their gender identity per policy 8005 I "A transgender or gender diverse student shall be permitted to participate in interscholastic athletics in a manner consistent with the student’s gender identity as asserted at school and when the student meets the minimum standards designated by the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) Board of Directors (Reference: Delaware Regulations: Administrative Code: Title 143 : 1000, 1099 DIAA High School Interscholastic Athletics, 5.1.4.1)." Some see these policies as a benefit for transgender rights while others view these as a violation of the modesty and potential safety of children.

Former schools

* Wilmington High School

References

External links

Red Clay Consolidated School District website
{{Delaware education Education in Wilmington, Delaware School districts established in 1981 School districts in New Castle County, Delaware 1981 establishments in Delaware