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Northern High parents urge board to hold town hall after new campus reported unsafe and incomplete athletic facilities
Summary
Multiple parents, boosters and community members told the board that Northern High School’s new campus has athletic and infrastructure problems — insufficient field sizes, leaks, safety concerns and lost rental revenue — and requested a district town hall on site to resolve outstanding issues.
A group of Northern High School parents, booster‑club leaders and student athletes told the Durham Public Schools Board of Education on March 27 that safety and usability problems at the new Northern campus have persisted since the school opened.
Speakers said a regulation soccer field was built too small to host North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) regulation matches, lacrosse fields are undersized, and baseball and softball…
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