Durham Public Schools' $15.9 million budget proposal excludes classified employees from pay raises despite staffing crises in special education and related services.
DPS's $15.9 million budget proposal includes $2.2 million for teacher supplements and $377,000 for bus driver raises but excludes classified employees despite a staffing crisis losing 25 percent of occupational and physical therapists.
Northern High School families demanded a town hall over year-old athletic facility failures including undersized fields, safety hazards, and moldy structures, with some considering transfers to neighboring districts and charter schools.
The superintendent warned that federal education funding cuts could eliminate $43 million annually if the Department of Education is dismantled, threatening special education and low-income student services.