![[SoDu Alert] Durham Public Schools Closed Dec. 5 Due to Weather](/content/images/size/w600/2025/12/icyweather124.png)
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All students have shifted to remote learning on Friday. Packets went home with elementary school students, while middle and high school students can check for work on Canvas.
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The committee meets Thursday, Dec. 4. On deck: a Private Zones protocol for handling immigration-related visits, a community-submitted rewrite of Policy 5120 on law enforcement in schools, and a new draft to allow naloxone in schools.
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December kicks off with warm comfort foods and student favorites in DPS cafeterias - from chicken sandwiches and spaghetti to pizza Friday. Here’s the full breakfast and lunch menu for Dec. 1–5 across Durham Public Schools.
![[SoDu Alert] DPS Postpones Showcase of Schools](/content/images/size/w600/2025/11/dpspostponed.png)
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School district leaders count on events like Showcase of Schools to help raise awareness about the value of public education in the Bull City - especially at a time when enrollment is declining.
![[Video] Navigating Uncertainty: How Durham Schools and Families Are Responding to Immigration Enforcement](/content/images/size/w600/2025/11/nov19thumb.png)
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School administrators reported a 20.9% absentee rate throughout the district on Nov. 18.
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What South Durham parents need to know before tonight’s DPS Board meeting: proposed phone/device rules, athletics eligibility changes, rising charter pass-throughs, two future school calendars, and key contracts on the consent agenda.
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Durham commissioners and Board of Education members meet Wednesday to weigh a new general obligation bond to provide funding in the face of a sales tax shortfall and competing priorities.
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DPS students can look forward to a full week of free, hot meals - nachos on Monday, pasta midweek, and classic pizza Friday. Here’s the complete breakfast and lunch lineup for Nov. 17–21 across Durham Public Schools.
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Help shape the school district's 2026 advocacy agenda! Parents, staff, and neighbors are invited to join a new Legislative Steering Committee; interest form due Dec. 7 at 5 p.m.
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Schools are closed Tuesday (Veterans Day), and DPS cafeterias are serving from hot dogs and chicken pot pie to pizza Friday. Here’s what’s cooking across Durham.
![[SeeGov] Durham Public Schools: Phone Policy Advances, Seven Schools Shed "Low-Performing" Label](/content/images/size/w600/2025/11/dpssmartphones.png)
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State-mandated phone rules move ahead as leaders celebrate seven campuses coming off the low-performing list, note a tentative 1,000-student enrollment slide, and approve $675K for Chromebook repairs.
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Set amid a Depression-era traveling circus, Water for Elephants follows Jacob Jankowski as he discovers found family, first love, and the grit it takes to keep the show on the road.