Durham School Board Approves Modified Meet and Confer Policy in Split Vote

Durham School Board Approves Modified Meet and Confer Policy in Split Vote

In a 4-3 vote after an hours-long discussion last week, Durham Public Schools’ Board of Education approved a historic meet and confer policy—again. That contentious discussion (see: interruptions, accusations of dishonesty, and an apology over losing one’s cool) brought the April policy (which the board previously passed in, yes, another contentious 4-3 vote) more in line with the version favored by the Durham Association of Educators.But at a p…

Tensions flare as school board gives employees more voice

By early evening on Tuesday, the daylong rain in Durham had eased. And inside the Fuller Administration Building Boardroom at Durham Public Schools headquarters, all…