A group of students from elementary through high school age are telling the Wake County school board that screen time should be reduced in class. The kids say all schools should have a low-tech policy like Highcroft Drive Elementary in Cary. #wcpss

Wake County school board meeting at 5:30 pm. Topics include revising policy to require principals to give teacher union reps access to school campuses. Agenda at simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/... Watch at www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTn4... #wcpss

Wake County school board member Jennifer Job says she supports policy change requiring education employee associations have access to teachers on campus. But Job also said she's heard from teachers worried about the aggressive recruiting tactics used by groups. #nced #wcpss

Calling it time sensitive, Wake County school board plans to waive 2nd reading & approve in 1 vote tonight policy changes requiring principals to allow reps from all education employee associations, including NCAE, onto their campuses. simbli.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Att... #nced #wcpss

Wake County school board work session to discuss policy changes requiring principals to allow all education employee associations like NCAE onto schools & review student due process appeal process. Agenda at simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/... Watch at www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uly... #wcpss

Apex Friendship Middle cleared for return after evacuation to investigate odor. School was dismissed early today after an odor in sixth grade classrooms left some students feeling unwell. (Via Twumasi Duah-Mensah) www.newsobserver.com/news/local/c... #nced #wcpss

Meet Wake County’s 2026 Principal of the Year. She makes sure students are heard. Roxann Sykes of Dillard Drive Elementary was named Wake's top principal. Xavier Wallace-McGrew of South Garner High won Wake Assistant Principal of the Year. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #nced #wcpss

Roxann Sykes of Dillard Drive Elementary School has been named the Wake County school system’s 2026-27 Principal of the Year. Sykes was Wake’s 2018-19 Assistant Principal of the Year. #nced #wcpss

Xavier Wallace-McGrew of South Garner High School has been named the Wake County school system’s 2026-27 Assistant Principal of the Year. #nced #wcpss

Thomas More Society's 15-day deadline for Wake County to let families opt out of a transgender elementary school music teacher's class has now passed. Thomas More threatened to file a federal lawsuit if Wake doesn't respond to the demand letter. #ncpol #nced #wcpss

Wake County school board seeks ways to discipline members — just before new faces arrive. Board wants to update its code of conduct & ethics policy to include a process for censuring members. Board says intent isn't to stifle dissent. www.newsobserver.com/news/politic... #ncpol #nced #wcpss

Why Wake County plans to require principals to allow teacher unions on school campuses. NC law requires equal access for employee groups so all or none can come. School board will require access because some principals are not allowing any. www.newsobserver.com/news/politic... #ncpol #nced #wcpss

Federal court will hear if Wake County schools wrongly suspended GOP candidate from job. Scott Lassiter accuses Wake of forcing him out as an assistant principal in 2024 for political reasons. The case was moved to federal court. www.newsobserver.com/news/politic... #ncpol #nced #wcpss

Can religious freedom override equal protection in a Wake County school classroom? Attorneys for Middle Creek Elementary families say they have a legal right not to be required to attend a music class taught by a transgender teacher. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #ncpol #nced #wcpss

Many Wake County special-ed students are behind academically. Will a new plan help? Wake has a new multi-year that includes getting students with disabilities into more core instructional time with general-education teachers. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #nced #wcpss

Should Wake County let families appeal any school suspension? What one group is seeking. Education Justice Alliance wants Wake to allow families to appeal short-term suspensions. EJA says it's an equity issue, citing who gets suspended. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #ncpol #nced #wcpss

Wake County says school library books can now only be challenged if they're used by a teacher in class. Otherwise, Wake says parents can only restrict what books their kids borrow, not what other students can read in the library. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #ncpol #nced #wcpss

What to know about challenging materials used to teach Wake County students. School board complained state lawmakers are now allowing non-parents to file challenges over instructional materials. Wake used to limit challenges to parents. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #ncpol #nced #wcpss

Wake County, other NC schools will no longer take challenges to library books. Here’s why. Districts like Wake are interpreting changes in state law to mean people now can't file challenges to remove books from school library shelves. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #ncpol #nced #wcpss

Gun found at Wake County high school. It’s the 2nd school in two weeks. The gun found on a student today a Wakefield High School comes after a gun was found on Sept. 4 on a student at Willow Spring High School. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/c... #nced #wcpss