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Immigrant parents ask Durham schools for more busing and language access during budget hearing
Summary
Members of a parent coalition urged Durham Public Schools to fund more bus service, improve language access and consistently staff bilingual community liaisons, saying family responsibility zones and communication gaps disproportionately affect immigrant families.
Members of a parent group called School Parents for Immigrant Defense urged the Durham Public Schools Board of Education to fund more consistent bus transportation and expanded language access, telling the board that recent routing changes and complicated school communications have hit immigrant families especially hard.
Tony Macias, a founder of the group, said the district’s family responsibility zones and inconsistent busing have…
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