Is separation of sexes to blame for two 'F' rated Manatee County schools?

Malia Peltier and Aviona Woods work on homework at the Just for Girls West Bradenton Leadership Center at 3809 59th Street West. Just for Girls is hoping to receive donations through the global Giving Tuesday project to help fund the construction of a new $7 million at the 59th street west site.
GRANT JEFFERIES/Bradenton Herald — Malia Peltier and Aviona Woods work on homework at the Just for Girls West Bradenton Leadership Center at 3809 59th Street West. Just for Girls is hoping to receive donations through the global Giving Tuesday project to help fund the construction of a new $7 million at the 59th street west site. GRANT JEFFERIES/Bradenton Herald gjefferies@bradenton.com

Several elements jumped out at me as I read the Herald story on the, finally, 2014-2015 grading of Manatee County public schools.

Two of the schools with an "F" grade were:

1. Just for Girls Academy

2. Visible Men Academy

Is this due to the separation of sexes for educational purposes or the staffing at these schools?

Will the VMA do better when it expands onto the property that the taxpayers spent $800,000-plus for, then it was gifted to VMA for $85,000?

Noticeably missing from the listing was King Middle School. The tennis court at this school was proposed to cost $375,000 for resurfacing ... yet gets no grade?

Jim Heuberger

Bradenton

This story was originally published January 15, 2016 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Is separation of sexes to blame for two 'F' rated Manatee County schools? ."

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