Durham Public Schools acknowledged systematic failures in communicating salary changes to hundreds of employees and committed to correcting schedules by October 24th after a classified staff member threatened resignation.
Christy Clem, a classified staff member, threatened resignation over salary communication failures affecting hundreds of employees; the district committed to correcting schedules by October 24th with stamped PDFs and HR contact lists.
Transportation crisis: 131 drivers serve 21,672 students when 160 are needed, forcing suspension of ten percent of routes and leaving some students arriving hours late; board demanded urgent solutions by the next meeting.
ESSA accountability data showed 28 schools with A/B/C grades, down from 33, while 20 schools entered low-performing status; board questioned whether North Carolina's system design is flawed.