Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Wake County school system will hire an independent contractor to fill the new position of employee ombuds to help settle work ...

The law prohibits school staff from using chemical agents on students, and prohibits schools from creating new spaces that ...

The Wake County school system has seen a 38% increase in how often students are being physically restrained or locked alone in rooms by school employees. Data presented Tuesday show 1,802 acts of ...

Wake County schools reported 1,802 restraint or seclusion cases in 2024–25. Disabled, Black and elementary students face disproportionate intervention rates. Wake pledges de-escalation training and ...