Teacher housing is a concept with a long history in the Tar Heel State.
For many, a teacher s salary alone doesn t cut it in the current housing market.
An elementary school teacher in Asheville City Schools, Sandi Abernethy, 49, worked a series of part-time jobs outside the classroom - for a catering company, hotels, and a nanny service to help cover her four-figure monthly rent in the city. This extra employment evaporated when the pandemic hit, and Abernethy found herself in a financial bind.
Then in August, just as the school year was starting, she secured a unique living arrangement in the mountains: Abernethy is one of a small number of North Carolina educators whose districts provide them housing at below-market rates.
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The dais of the New Hanover County Board of Education.
Earlier this month, Board of Education Chair Stefanie Adams took a moment during the regular meeting to address the arrest of two employees for sexual abuse of students dating back to the 1980s and 1990s. Some appreciated that she spoke up, especially as a contrast to the silence of previous boards. But others took issue with the fact that she made no mention of the alleged victims. The issue is, to say the very least, complicated and board members don’t all see it the same way.
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A draft policy would allow middle school students to play on the sports teams consistent with their gender identity. However, high school athletes would need to undergo an extensive process with the North Carolina High School Athletics Association. (Port City Daily photo/file)
NEW HANOVER COUNTY –– A New Hanover County Board of Education subcommittee plans to re-review a policy that would allow middle school students to play on the sports teams consistent with their gender identity.
The extracurricular activities and student organizations policy, No. 3620, is scheduled to go up for a vote of approval at the school board’s June meeting. Before then, board member Pete Wildeboer is asking for further examination of the newly proposed language.