Two Durham Public Schools administrators and an elementary school principal were indicted on charges of obstructing justice this week; the district placed them on leave last month and is conducting an independent investigation.
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DPS Board Updates Law Enforcement Policy, With Few Changes
The Durham Public Schools Board of Education approved a policy outlining law enforcement access to schools and student information, but it doesn’t change much in practice.
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CHCCS Leaders Defend District in Hearing on Parents’ Bill of Rights Comments
GOP legislators accused the district of indoctrinating students in a theatrical hearing on comments the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools board chair made at a candidate forum.
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DPS Board Expected to Vote on Policy Towards Immigration Enforcement
Last month’s deportation sweeps animated an ongoing debate over what Durham Public Schools’ policies regarding immigration enforcement should be. Under pressure from the Durham Association of Educators and some families, the school board is expected to vote on a policy this week.