Forsyth County Commissioners voted to “Ban the Box” by removing the question about criminal records from county job applications during its Thursday, April 12, meeting. Commissioners received letters requesting the
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Forsyth County commissioners plan to vote on a request for the county to join the “Ban the Box” movement and remove the criminal record question from job applications. The county

A local group has asked Forsyth County to join the Ban the Box fair chance hiring movement by removing its question on prior convictions from job applications.
The Winston-Salem City Council will vote Monday, Nov. 20, on a resolution encouraging businesses to “Ban the Box”.