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UNC settles open-meetings complaint tied to trustee discussions of athletics finances
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill must pay $25,000 and its trustees must affirm a commitment to follow the state's open-meeting laws as part of a settlement that dismissed a lawsuit over the board's handling of athletics discussions.David McKenzie, a lawyer in Wake County, had filed a complaint in May in Orange County Superior Court accusing trustees of violating open-meetings laws in previous private-session discussions tied to athletics budgets. It came as UNC trustees weighed in on athletics to highlight growing national tensions with schools jumping from league to league seeking more money tied to TV deals in...
Durham Public Schools start year-round classes at more schools
It is back to school for Durham County year-round schools.DPS added three additional public elementary schools to the year-round calendar this school year and is also welcoming a brand-new superintendent this school year.Dr. Anthony Lewis is scheduled to take his new post on August 12.The district is coming off months of protests and pay negotiations, but funding was secured to help fund raises for teachers and staff.ABC11 stopped by Oak Grove Elementary School which is one of the newest year-round schools in the district.We caught up with Principal Kristin Tate says she is looking forward to the year-round calendar hoping...
Triangle students learn tools to navigate social media with help from former Disney Channel Star
Disani Jackson has already discovered the good and bad that come with social media. She has an Instagram account where she's seen the bad play out more than the good."There's more views on the bad, than like positive things that go on on social media," Jackson said.She spent three days this week with 12 to 16-year-olds from Durham and Orange Counties learning how to safely navigate social media in a way that doesn't impact her mental health.It's a part of a health ambassador program created by the Durham nonprofit Together for Resilient Youth."Over these past three days, we've been talking...
Durham Schools providing more mental health resources for students and families
DURHAM N.C. (WNCN) — Durham Public Schools is investing in students’ mental health ahead of the new school year. The district’s senior executive director of student support services Dr. Laverne Mattocks-Perry says they expected to see more students and families needing mental health assistance coming out of the pandemic but the demand has been even greater than they thought.
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