FCPS announces creation of Office for Educating Boys of Color

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – On Thursday, Fayette County Public Schools Superintendent Emmanuel “Manny” Caulk announced a new program to address racial disparities in achievement and education.

The Office for Educating Boys of Color is being funded by a $600,000 grant from the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust.

At a press conference on Thursday, Caulk said the program is a “game-changer,” adding, “We are done studying problems, calling for task forces and shaking our heads at the data. Today we stand before our community to say we will no longer allow a child’s demography to determine his destiny.”

The program is the first of its kind in Kentucky, joining school districts in Minneapolis, Oakland, Dayton and New York.