The Durham Association of Educators rally over staffing shortages ahead of school board vote on mask mandate


The DCN News Blog Online TV response: Thank you Durham Public Schools Board for doing what I believe is best.

DURHAM, N.C. — The Durham Association of Educators held a rally ahead of the Durham Public Schools board meeting Thursday. Their concerns – that the schools have too few staff and teachers are paid too little – were not on the board’s agenda though.

Inside, a unanimous decision was made to continue mask mandates in Durham schools making it the largest school district in the state keeping masks mandatory.

Earlier Tuesday, Chatham County opted to make masks optional joining several districts in the Triangle. 

Turquoise LeJeune Parker, the vice president of the DAE, told WRAL News she was confident the board would keep the current mask mandate in place.

"I have all confidence in our board of education that so long as . . . (Read more)

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