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Parents and teachers urge slower school-closure process, defend library collections and call for stronger device restrictions

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education · April 16, 2026
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Summary

Public commenters at the CHCCS meeting urged the board to slow the school-closure timeline, defended library collections that include LGBTQ-themed books, and pressed for stricter classroom-device policies and safeguards for student data.

Multiple members of the public used the board’s comment period to raise three connected concerns: the district’s school-closure process, protections for library collections, and policies governing classroom device use.

Parent Jen Costanza asked the board to "slow this down," saying the forthcoming staff report on three schools under consideration will be narrative-only and will not include relocation scenarios,…

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