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Before-school programs also are operating on a two-hour delay. The district asked that employees designated as essential personnel during inclement weather should report to work "as directed by their supervisor."
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Family responsibility zones are expected to take effect on Jan. 21, after students return from the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. It remains to be seen when express stops might go into operation.
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The family responsibility zones are proposed for 21 elementary schools in Durham to help reduce demand for the school district’s understaffed transportation department.
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Family responsibility zones, which could go into effect on Jan. 22, call for families at some DPS elementary schools to find other ways besides the big yellow bus for children to get back and forth from home and school.
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The rotational plan, which calls for families to provide their own school transportation at least once a week, has resulted in 100% coverage of DPS routes between Dec. 2-13, according to transportation officials.
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The pre-submittal summary includes staff recommendations for extensive engagement with the neighborhood and Durham Public Schools.
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Breakfast and lunch are free for all DPS students this year. Menus are subject to change without notice. Year-round schools are out for winter break this week. Traditional schools have early release on Dec. 20.
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Neighborhood news guy Wes Platt discusses what's going on with DPS transportation options in this episode of SoDu We Like Local News, an official podcast of Southpoint Access.
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The rotating bus schedule gives parents along certain bus routes at least one day a week where they must provide transportation for their children so the district can make more efficient use of its understaffed bus driver corps.
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Need application assistance? Visit the Minnie Forte-Brown Staff Development Center at 2107 Hillandale Rd. on Jan. 25 from 9 a.m. to noon.
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“It is a privilege to lead and serve a school community dedicated to excellence, inclusion, and student success," said Hodges.
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The panel discussion, which will be held on Zoom from 5 to 6 p.m., will include parents and representatives from DPS and the Duke Children's Law Clinic.