Category Archives: A.P. Dillon (LL1885)

Wake County High School English teacher assigns a very “graphic” novel (Update: NOVEL PULLED)

Posted on March 8, 2020 by A.P. Dillon

On the reading list of an English III class at Apex Friendship High School in Wake County sits a book that holds a consistent place on the top ten list of most challenged books in the country. That book is the graphic novel Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel. Continue reading →

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Highlights of the Annual School Crime Report for 2018-19

Posted on March 8, 2020 by A.P. Dillon

The annual school crime report was published and these are the main highlights, which include an increase in sexual related assaults and assault on school staff. Continue reading →

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Winston-Salem Forsyth middle school teacher charged with sex crimes involving a student

Posted on March 6, 2020 by A.P. Dillon

A Winston-Salem Forsyth County Public Schools teacher has been arrested and charged with sex crimes involving a student. Continue reading →

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#WCPSS Updates: A petition, busing to the polls, achievement and grievances

Posted on March 1, 2020 by A.P. Dillon

This edition of Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) Updates includes a Petition to remove Green Hope High principal, busing kids to the polls, student achievement issues and some gaffes from Wake Board member Jim Martin. Continue reading →

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#NCED Updates: USED takes on sexual assault in K-12, CMS’ illegal survey, Guilford busing and more

Posted on March 1, 2020 by A.P. Dillon

This installment of NCED Updates includes the U.S Dept. of Education investigating sexual assault in K-12, local Quiet Epidemic updates and news from the State Board of Education. Also, Policy Watch gets per-pupil spending wrong, more on Guilford busing kids to the polls, CMS’s lawbreaking survey and Leandro updates. Continue reading →

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U.S. Dept. of Ed to take on child predators in K-12 schools

Posted on March 1, 2020 by A.P. Dillon

On February 26, Betsy Devos, the U.S. Secretary of Education announced that the department will be investigating sexual assault cases in K-12 public schools as part of a new Title IX initiative.
It’s about damn time. Continue reading →

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