Olentangy Local School District

In 2018, Olentangy high school students complained of racism in their high school, and told the school board that their teachers dismissed their concerns and did not punish the use of racial slurs. Olentangy's superintendent admitted to the Columbus Dispatch that the racist incidents had occurred, and school board president Mindy Patrick reportedly responded by saying that she was "disappointed and saddened" to learn of the racist harassment. == Censorship of Dr. Seuss ==

During the taping of a "Planet Money" radio segment for NPR News, Olentangy's assistant director of communications Amanda Beeman interrupted and forbade the reading of the Dr. Seuss book "The Sneetches." She did so in response to students identifying Seuss's themes opposing racism, and saying that she wanted to keep the classroom "discussion that we wanted around economics." Students protested, saying that they "want to read it" but Beeman forbade them from reading it. Beeman later admitted that she "wish[ed] she had handled the situation differently." == Schools ==

Elementary • Alum Creek Elementary School (ACES) • Arrowhead Elementary School (AES) • Cheshire Elementary School (CES) • Freedom Trail Elementary School (FTES) • Glen Oak Elementary School (GOES) • Heritage Elementary School (HES) • Indian Springs Elementary School (ISES) • Johnnycake Elementary School (JCES) • Liberty Tree Elementary School (LTES) • Oak Creek Elementary School (OCES) • Olentangy Meadows Elementary School (OMES) • Peachblow Crossing Elementary School (PCES) • Scioto Ridge Elementary School (SRES) • Shale Meadows Elementary School (SMES) • Tyler Run Elementary School (TRES) • Walnut Creek Elementary School (WCES) • Wyandot Run Elementary School (WRES) Grades: K-5 Middle • Olentangy Berkshire Middle School (OBMS) • Olentangy Hyatts Middle School (OHMS) • Olentangy Liberty Middle School (OLMS) • Olentangy Orange Middle School (OOMS) • Olentangy Shanahan Middle School (OSMS) • Olentangy Berlin Middle School (OBLMS) Grades: 6-8 High • Olentangy Berlin High School • Olentangy Liberty High School • Olentangy Orange High School • Olentangy High School Grades: 9-12 ==References==