Orange County
After Four Investigations, OCS Decides There Was No Racial Discrimination at Cameron Park Elementary, After All
The complaint ended up costing the school system as much as $90,000. Read more
Oct. 11, 2019
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Following a Racial Discrimination Investigation, Orange County Schools Settled a Retaliation Claim Made by the Investigator
OCS will pay Seth Stephens about $41,000. It has also authorized more than $50,000 to fund additional investigations into a discrimination complaint at Cameron Park Elementary. Read more
Sep. 26, 2019
Following “Absolute Chaos” at Cedar Ridge High, OCS Reassigns Principal Who Failed to Report School Shooting Threat
Following a chaotic start to the school year, Intisar Hamidullah is now an assistant principal at Gravelly Middle School. Read more
Sep. 19, 2019
Carrboro’s Lavelle Joins More Than 50 Mayors in Endorsing Buttigieg for President
Also among the endorsers: former Chapel Hill mayor Mark Kleinschmidt. Read more
Sep. 18, 2019
Tony Crider
Neo-Confederates Found Guilty of Vandalizing Statue Honoring Enslaved People Who Built UNC
One was nearly cleared of a public urination charge—until the prosecutor reminded the judge of a photo showing the word “piss” on the monument’s surface with an arrow helpfully pointing to a pool of liquid. Read more
Sep. 06, 2019
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UNC Antiracist Activist Says Campus Cops Detained Him Over a Trespass Order They Rescinded Seven Months Ago
“So that’s how I started my first day of a new semester, humiliated and afraid on my own campus.” Read more
Aug. 22, 2019
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An Alleged Incident in a High School Parking Lot Adds to Orange County Schools’ Racial Tensions
A student said someone left a racial slur on his car because he parked in “redneck row.” Read more
Jun. 04, 2019
Update: Cedar Ridge High Principal, SRO Knew About Shooting Threat, Failed to Report It
“This failure on our part is unconscionable,” says Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood. Read more
May 31, 2019
Orange County Commissioner Proposes Tax Hike to Fight Climate Change
“We’re facing a planetary crisis and everyone—every individual, every community, every government—needs to step up,” says Commissioner Mark Marcoplos. Read more
May 31, 2019
Breaking: Cedar Ridge High School in Hillsborough Has Reported Two Shooting Threats in Three Days
A police report suggests the high school knew about the first threat—and maybe others—for a week before it told anyone. Read more
May 30, 2019
