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About A.P. Dillon

A.P. Dillon is a reporter currently writing at The North State Journal. She resides in the Triangle area of North Carolina. Find her on Twitter: @APDillon_ Tips: APDillon@Protonmail.com

Alamance-Burlington Teacher Arrested On Sex Charges Involving Student

An Alamance-Burlington schools teacher has been arrested on sex-related charges involving a student. Continue reading

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Two NC Teachers Face Gun-Related and Drug Charges

Two teachers in two separate districts face gun-related charges, with one teacher’s charges stemming from storing a gun for a student and the other teacher’s charges stemming from a drug sting. Continue reading

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Lee County Teacher Arrested in School Parking Lot on DWI Charges

A Lee County teacher was arrested for DWI by the North Carolina State Highway Patrol in the parking lot of his school around 7:45 am. Continue reading

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Orange County Teacher Threatens to Shoot up Elementary and ‘Sex Room’ is Exposed in a Durham High School

A now-former Orange County Public Schools teacher has been arrested for making threats to ‘shoot up’ the elementary school she worked at. Meanwhile, the existence of an alleged ‘sex room’ was exposed at a Durham High School. Continue reading

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#NCED Updates: Media Attacks Low-Income Student Scholarships, Wake County Still A Hot Mess and SAT ‘Adversity Scores’

In this edition of NC Education Updates: Charlotte Observer attacks low-income student scholarship fund changes, Wake County Public Schools is still a hot mess and what parents and students need to know about The College Board’s new “adversity scores.” Continue reading

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Cooper Political Campaign Advisor Orchestrated Strach Ouster

 Legislators who called Strach’s replacement “hand-picked” may have been correct after a recent media report linked Roy Cooper’s political strategist to the firing of Kim Strach. Continue reading

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