Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Discuss Staffing Concerns in Joint Meeting
“I probably can’t even put it into words how hard our staff is working. Being an educator was challenging before the pandemic, but now our staff is often stretched in different ways.”
Some Teachers Defiant as Orange County Starts Reopening Schools
Orange County teachers worried about COVID-19 staged various types of protest this week.
Orange County Continues Its Streak of Insanely Close Elections
Penny Rich and Mark Dorosin are separated by nine votes. Nine.
The INDY’s Endorsements for Local and State Races in Orange County
Some close calls for the Board of Commissioners.
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.
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.
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.”
More Orange County School Board Coverage
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.
Primer: Senate Health Bill CBO Score—Fatal Blow or Flesh Wound?
Hey, y’all. There’s A TON of news today, and, as ever, I’ll move through it as expeditiously as possible. First, though, a teaser: later this afternoon, the INDY is going to drop part one of what will be a three-part series on North Carolina’s pork industry and its effect on the state’s environment and hog…
Medenblik easily wins Orange County schools race
Orange County School Board Chairwoman Anne Medenblik sailed to victory against parent advocate Laura Nicholson in Tuesday’s runoff election, earning 74 percent of the 2,301 votes cast. Medenblik won all 16 precincts by at least 19 votes a piece. She finished fourth in an eight-person race for four seats in the May 4 primary, but…