Nearly 60 residents demanded the Board of Commissioners fully fund Durham Public Schools' $27.4 million budget request, citing staffing crises including three EC teachers departing Riverside High and only three teachers serving 233 ESL students at Northern High.
Nearly 60 residents demanded the Board fully fund Durham Public Schools' $27.4 million budget request, citing critical staffing shortages including only three teachers serving 233 ESL students at Northern High.
Durham School of the Arts relocation costs have nearly doubled from $120 million in the 2022 Bond to over $250 million, threatening promised elementary school renovations and draining repair budgets.
Detention facility staff requested funding for protective vests after an unprecedented surge in makeshift weapons discoveries, with veteran officer Tara Holloway stating officers need safety equipment to 'go home alive.'