Durham Public Schools Board Votes to Update Its Dress Code
The new dress code is designed to be more inclusive, dialing back guidelines that many argued disproportionately targeted—and were more frequently enforced for—women, students of color, and students with curvier body types.
Teachers, Parents, and Students Want a Dedicated Theatre Classroom in Northern High School’s New Performing Arts Wing
A teacher at Northern High School in Durham has asked school administrators repeatedly to include a designated theatre arts classroom in the performing arts wing of Northern’s pending replacement school.
Parents, Durham School Board Torn on In-Person Learning
Of the hundreds of public comments the school board received, opponents of reopening outnumbered supporters about 5 to 1.
Is The Durham People’s Alliance PAC Concerned with Progressive Politics Or Power?
An “old guard” versus “new guard” dynamic—one that, for some, reflects implicit racism—has developed within the historically white, politically influential group.
Durham County Will Have an All-Women Board of Commissioners
Also, Alexandra Valladares will join the school board, and Natalie Murdock won the state Senate primary.
After Trip to Detention Center, Durham Officials Hold Immigration Forum
The group wants community feedback on how to ensure no one ends up in ICE custody because of local policies.
As a Deadline Loomed, Durham Public Schools Kept Some Custodians in the Dark About Whether They Still Had Jobs
“The thirtieth of this month, I will be out of work and won’t even have a place to stay,” Gloria Howard told the school board last week.