PWPerspective, Jaylen Custis: Taking student activism to the next level

Inside Nova, New high school grad plans Prince William School Board run

Jaylen is originally from New York. He lives with his mother in Woodbridge.

Information on Jaylen K. Custis’s professional background is not available at this time.

Jaylen K. Custis’s campaign for school board member is his first entry into politics.

Plans to increase school security and place more metal detectors in schools.

Wants to address the uptick in drug and e-cigarette usage in schools.

Said, "students shouldn’t have to go to school asking themselves, ‘Am I going to get shot today?'"

- Plans to increase school security and place more metal detectors in schools.
- Wants to address the uptick in drug and e-cigarette usage in schools.
- Said, "students shouldn’t have to go to school asking themselves, ‘Am I going to get shot today?'"

School Violence

Bristow Beat, GOP Endorses 19-Year-Old Jaylen Custis for Woodbridge School Board Seat

Wants to raise test scores and improve school curriculum.

Plans to address the disparity in academics rigor in schools across the county.

Said, "When you look at our student scores and see the disparity, we have to fix that.  We must return discipline into the schools and keep troublesome students in line, especially when they take the time of students who want to respect authority and learn.”

- Wants to raise test scores and improve school curriculum.
- Plans to address the disparity in academics rigor in schools across the county.
- Said, "When you look at our student scores and see the disparity, we have to fix that.  We must return discipline into the schools and keep troublesome students in line, especially when they take the time of students who want to respect authority and learn.”

School Curriculum

As of July 19, 2023, Jaylen K. Custis’s website did not contain information on this issue.

School System Budget

Jaylen K. Custis

Jaylen is originally from New York, and he attended Forest Park High School. He lives with his mother in Woodbridge.

Information on Jaylen’s professional background is not available at this time.

As of July 19, 2023, Jaylen K. Custis’s website did not contain information on this issue and Jaylen K. Custis did not complete our questionnaire.

Jaylen is originally from New York He attended Forest Park High School. He lives with his mother in Woodbridge.

- Plans to increase school security and place more metal detectors in schools
- Wants to address the uptick in drug and e-cigarette usage in schools.
- Said, "students shouldn’t have to go to school asking themselves, ‘Am I going to get shot today?'"

- The school board runs the public school system, and it is entirely independent from the rest of the county government. 
- School board members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and appoint the superintendent to run the schools day to day. 
- Some school board members are elected by the entire city, while others represent specific districts. 
- School board members are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.