Columbus City Schools dissolves equity office, moves employees

Columbus City Schools has dissolved its equity office and moved employees into another department, the district said.

According to CCS Chief of Staff Mike De Fabbo, employees who were part of the district's equity department have been combined with the district's "Whole Child Supports" department, "to align the work" with the board's whole child support guardrail.

The employees will now be working under that department on attendance, climate and culture as well as "restorative practices and social-emotional learning work."

"These employees have always been focused on our attendance, climate and culture, restorative practices, and social emotional learning work, which they will continue to do as part of our Whole Child Supports team aligned to our Board Guardrail to Prioritize a Whole Ch