Durham fires back at state over school takeover plan
Two weeks, says Bryan Proffitt. That’s about how long he says Durham parents, educators and community leaders have to convince the head of North Carolina’s contentious charter takeover district that a takeover in Durham isn’t worth the fight.
“Can we beat one guy?” says Proffitt, president of the Durham Association of Educators, an advocacy group for local teachers. “Yes, we can beat one guy.”
Clearly, the group’s efforts have already begun in earnest. The roughly 200 protesters, parents and neighborhood residents who turned out for a fired up community meeting at Durham’s Lakewood Elementary on Tuesday say they’ve racked up about 900 signatures on a petition for state leaders to keep the Innovative School District (ISD) out of the city’s schools.
Organizers say they’ve also dispatched nearly a thousand emails and phone calls to the office of ISD Superintendent Eric Hall.
Read more: http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2017/10/04/durham-fires-back-state-school-takeover-plan/