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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

CMS Teacher Arrested for DWI After Single-Car Crash

A Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Schools teacher was arrested last week for DWI and resisting an officer after she crashed her car on a highway on/off ramp. Continue reading

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Wilkes County Teacher Charged After SRO Finds Syringes, Tourniquet, and Spoon

Discovery of a rubber tourniquet, a lighter, empty syringes, and a metal spoon has led to drug paraphernalia charges being filed against a Wilkes County teacher. Continue reading

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CMS Exceptional Children’s Assistant Arrested for Assault, Strangulation

An Exceptional Children’s Teacher’s Assistant in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools district has been arrested on several charges including assault and strangulation. Continue reading

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Surry County Teacher Arrested On Child Porn Charges

A Surry County teacher has been arrested on child pornography charges. Continue reading

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More About That Bill That Would Make Durham Public Schools A Landlord

In a previous article, I went through a bill (HB 31) filed by Durham legislators that would essentially make Durham Public Schools a landlord. In that article, I mentioned that Durham had other options than to try this through legislation. Here’s why. Continue reading

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Durham Legislators File Bill To Let Durham Public Schools Become A Landlord

Legislators from Durham filed a bill last week that would let Durham Public Schools become a landlord – for their own teachers.
Isn’t that like funding one’s own paycheck via rent to your boss? How is that going to work? Continue reading

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