Wake Schools News Today

According to authorities with Nash County Public Schools, the schools new metal detection systems flagged an object that looked like a gun just before 7 a.m. Wednesday. The systems were installed over the summer at various schools in the county.

Wake County’s new schools superintendent knows politics will put pressure on the system. He’s prepared to listen, adjust and make public schools thrive.

Doors that won't close, emergency exits blocked and a school without fire alarms -- WRAL Investigates obtained thousands of pages of fire inspections for the Wake County Public School System. The documents show thousands of violations.

Doors that won't close, emergency exits blocked and a school without fire alarms -- WRAL Investigates obtained thousands of pages of fire inspections for the Wake County Public School System. The documents show thousands of violations.

Catty Moore retired on July 1 and an interim superintendent is currently running the state's largest school district.

Some have decided to cancel them altogether. "If we did have a snow day, meaning kids couldnt physically go to school, we still have remote learning in place," Mayor Bill de Blasio said in December. The Wake County Public Schools System sent a letter to parents this week saying that during the 2020-2021 school year, an asynchronous learning day will be used when the weather prevents the district from having classes. That means that "schools will take into consideration that winter weather and s...