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Sutherland residents ask Wake County Board to keep neighborhood assigned to White Oak Elementary and Mills Park Middle
Summary
Multiple speakers from the Sutherland community urged the board during public comment to exclude the subdivision from a proposed 2026 reassignment that would shift students to Turner Creek Elementary and Salem Middle, citing small enrollment, proximity to existing schools and calendar misalignment concerns.
Residents of the Sutherland subdivision appeared during the Sept. 16 Wake County Board of Education public comment period to ask the board to retain the community's current base assignments to White Oak Elementary and Mills Park Middle rather than reassign students to Turner Creek Elementary and Salem Middle under a proposed 2026 student-assignment plan.
Amy Chakuri, speaking on behalf of the Sutherland community, said the neighborhood was reassigned to White Oak when that school opened and that a later county decision aligned Sutherland with Mills Park Middle. Chakuri asked the board to ‘‘consider stability in school…
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