The new elementary school, opening next year, will be named for civil rights champion Dr. Pauli Murray and Betty Massenburg, Durham s first Black woman school principal.
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Durham School Board Members Targeted for Their Votes to Reopen Schools
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Even during the height of the civil rights movement, there were no reports of Durhamâs elected officials receiving death threats during those volatile times in the cityâs history.
But last week, Durham Mayor Steve Schewel issued a statement condemning violent threats that targeted members of the countyâs board of education after the board narrowly approved studentsâ return to classrooms on Monday.
âDurham is a rough-and-tumble political town, and that can be a good thing,â Schewel says. âBut when school board members are being threatened because of a difficult, heart-wrenching decision, when someone threatens publicly on social media to âshoot down every member of the DPS school board,â weâve got to make a change.â
The NC State Board of Education voted Thursday to adopt new guidance from North Carolina health officials encouraging schools to reopen for in-person learning.
DPS seemed caught in the middle. Tuesday night finally brought some clarity.
After Monday night s veto override of the GOP-backed school reopening bill failed to pass in the Senate, DPS reconvened to reconsider its decision to send students back to the classroom this month but not before getting an earful from parents on both sides of the debate.
NEW TONIGHT: Durham School Board votes 4-3 in favor of moving forward with in-person learning starting March 15. #abc11#ncedpic.twitter.com/QKUZbI9MOR Joel Brown (@JoelBrownABC11) March 3, 2021 As a mother, I would not like to see schools open until all teachers received their vaccine, one parent wrote the board in public comment.