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Parent urges board to reexamine family responsibility zones at low‑income C.C. Spaulding Elementary
Summary
A parent told the board that the family responsibility zone policy unfairly burdens low‑income families at C.C. Spaulding because of unsafe streets, limited transportation and policing in nearby neighborhoods, and asked the board to work with families to remove attendance barriers.
A parent at Thursday’s Durham Public Schools board meeting asked the board to reconsider the district’s family responsibility zone policy for low‑income elementary schools, citing safety and access barriers that she said make daily attendance difficult. Core concerns: Emily Khan, a parent of two Durham students, said the policy…
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