Thousands of year-round students head back to the classroom today in Durham and Cumberland counties. In Durham, five schools — Easley Elementary, Holt Elementary, Pearsontown Elementary, Rogers-Herr Middle School and The School for Creative Studies — will reopen for more than 3,000 year-round students. In Cumberland County, 16 school buses will be on the […]
After all of the local school delays and closings, Durham Co was the only local school system still on regular schedule. After the multiple tornado warning and load of rain and flooding in the Durham area, their officials released this statement: “Durham Public Schools was in contact with city/county Emergency Management yesterday and reviewing weather/road […]
DPS schools unanimously passed to change student dress code to prohibit clothing that depicts the Confederate flag, the Swastika and the Ku Klux Klan. “These things, historically, were meant for hate, or at some point in history, meant hatred,” Board Chair Mike Lee said. Superintendent Bert L’Homme said the school system also unanimously voted to remove […]
So I was up a little earlier today making sure my kids got off early enough for the first day of school, and so were so many other parents. On this first day of school, Wake County’s Superintendent James Merrill says that their “teacher shortage” is not slowing them down. Durham’s Superintendent talks about […]
photo credit: Snow Ball via photopin (license) Both Wake and Durham public schools have been out for the week due to inclement weather related to this past weeks snow. Make up days have been announced for both counties: WAKE: Traditional calendar : March 23 Modified calendar: March 9 Year round tracks 1,3,and 4 will make […]
