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Students press climate resolutions; Club Boulevard parents present petition over discipline and communication
Summary
Students from Sunrise at Durham School of the Arts urged the board to support 'make polluters pay' and a Green New Deal for schools; more than 240 Club Boulevard parents petitioned the district for a meeting to address punitive discipline, staff turnover and communication failures.
A broad set of public commenters addressed the Durham Public Schools board on Nov. 20, with student climate activists and concerned parents taking the podium.
Multiple students associated with Sunrise at Durham School of the Arts urged the board to support two resolutions: declaring climate change an emergency for the district and supporting state legislation to require large polluters to fund green initiatives for schools. Speakers provided national statistics and described local…
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