Durham Public Schools will form a task force to revise discipline policies after disability advocates warned suspension rates for students with disabilities could reach 19% without explicit intervention.
Disability advocates warned that suspensions of students with disabilities could reach 19% without explicit intervention; the board approved forming a task force to revise discipline policies starting in August.
A 10-year enrollment forecast projects 4,800 additional students in eastern and southeastern Durham, requiring an estimated $500 million in new school construction.
Three families at EK Popo Elementary reported being told hardship transfers were available for 15 months, then denied in March 2024 while older students received the same transfers.