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HVAC issues persist in Triangle schools; Hillside High without A/C
Air conditioning issues continue at schools across the Triangle. Wake and Durham County schools sent students home this week after temperatures rose inside classrooms without air conditioning.
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Durham schools remove produce from cafeterias amid cyclospora risk as year-round students return
Durham Public Schools will welcome back 4,000 year-round students on Monday with some big changes in place for school lunches amid the risk for cyclospora.
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Durham County approves budget with property tax increase, more money for schools
Durham County commissioners unanimously approved a $1.05 billion budget that includes a 2.5-cent property tax increase, adding about $90 each year to the tax bill of a $450,000 home. The spending plan also boosts funding for Durham Public Schools.
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Two students facing charges after gun was found at Jordan High School
Durham County Sheriff's Office said deputies have issued two juvenile petitions after they were accused of bringing a gun on campus on Tuesday. The school was placed on lockdown as deputies investigated. The lockdown at Jordan High School was lifted just after 4 p.m.
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Durham's Southern High School gets all clear; no weapon found
Southern High School in Durham was on lockdown after reports of a gun on campus.
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Fired Durham school administrator faces new charge in investigation into child tied to chair
Former Deputy Superintendent Tanya Giovanni pleaded not guilty to felony obstruction charges related to the investigation back in March. She's now facing another obstruction charge.
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Durham teachers push county leaders for more money in budget
The request comes as state lawmakers reached a deal on an 8% average pay raise for teachers next school year. The Durham Association of Educators is asking the county for additional funding to raise the district’s minimum wage from $17.15 per hour to $19.22 per hour.
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DPI finds Durham County Youth Home residents were improperly denied special education access
Durham County Youth Home residents with disabilities were improperly denied special education services in early 2025, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has found.
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Students released from Jordan High School in Durham after lockdown lifted
The Durham Police Department and Durham Sheriff's Office found no weapons on campus.
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Durham elementary school parents ask district to sponsor beloved teacher’s visa
A group of parents from Durham’s Murray-Massenburg Elementary School is pushing the district to sponsor an H1 visa for a beloved teacher. Parents say the teacher was in the process of working with DPS to apply for a longer-term H1 visa when he learned the district would no longer assist.
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'I feel seen as a working mom’: Durham elementary school wins $10K lactation room
Lyons Farm Elementary School in Durham County is turning a former storage room into a dedicated lactation space for teachers.
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Two Durham Public Schools students detained, deported by ICE
Siembra NC said two Durham Public School students and their parents were deported earlier this week. ICE leadership told WRAL that the family had no pending asylum claims or immigration applications.
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Durham Schools fires second administrator charged in investigation of child being tied to chair
Deputy Superintendent Tanya Giovanni pleaded not guilty to felony obstruction charges related to the investigation.
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Lockdown lifted at Riverside High School in Durham, deputies search campus for possible gun
Durham authorities searched Riverside High School after an anonymous tip about a possible gun on campus.
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Jordan High School in Durham is off of 'secure status' following report of weapon
Jordan High School in Durham was placed on secure status Tuesday after a report of a student with a possible weapon on campus, a Durham Public Schools spokesperson said. Secure status was lifted just after 12:30 p.m.
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Durham Association of Educators rallies outside school board meeting for better pay
The group says DPS salaried staff are working extra hours without pay and argues DPS hourly workers do not make a living wage.
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‘Difficult decisions’: Durham County and school leaders discuss upcoming budget
Factors for how to fund the school district include slowing job growth in Durham and nationwide, declining enrollment at DPS, and a loss of federal dollars.
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Durham Public Schools hosts annual job fair after NC releases report on teacher shortage
The job fair comes as school districts across North Carolina are experiencing shortages in staffing and the number of classrooms without a qualified teacher has grown for years.
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Sheriff: Hillside High student set trash can on fire with pepper spray, 1 sent to hospital
A student at Hillside High School is facing charges after pepper spray was used during a fight at the school during lunch.
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Durham Public Schools fires employee relations executive charged with perjury this month
Ayesha Hunter had been suspended with pay since Dec. 19. That’s when law enforcement executed a search warrant at district offices.
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Family of girl allegedly tied up at Durham elementary school files lawsuit
WRAL News had the only camera in the courtroom on Thursday morning as three Durham Public School administrators were arraigned on obstruction of justice charges. The child's parent has filed a lawsuit against the former principal.
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Durham elementary school principal to resign following indictment in obstruction case
Tounya Wright was indicted last week on charges that she obstructed an investigation into a 2024 incident in which an autistic student was found tied to a chair.
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Durham Public Schools superintendent says changes are underway after three admins indicted
Durham Public Schools Superintendent Anthony Lewis stressed that DPS is committed to student safety, and outlined changes underway as a result of the incident.
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3 Durham school administrators indicted for obstruction after probe into student tied to chair
The indictments stem from an investigation into an incident of a child being tied to a chair at Eno Valley Elementary School in 2024.
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Durham educators to meet, negotiate with school leaders on pay
The Durham Association of Educators said they plan to address policies for raising grievances, bereavement leave and pay.
