Wake County School Board approves Naloxone policy, raises meal prices
The Wake County School Board has approved a new policy regarding the use of an overdose-reversing drug and raised meal prices for the 2024-2025 school year.
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The Wake County School Board has approved a new policy regarding the use of an overdose-reversing drug and raised meal prices for the 2024-2025 school year.
In a 5-3 vote Tuesday, the board approved a plan to raise school meal prices by 25 cents a meal, but only after a lot of debate.
When Diana Chapman was applying to UNC-Chapel Hill’s Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program earlier this year, she knew she eventually wanted to teach in the Wake County Public School System — or leave North Carolina entirely.
Naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, can reverse the effect of opioids, and the school board's policy committee recommends training staffers in each school on how to use it.
U.S. News and World Report annually ranks high schools across the country to tell parents how common measurements stack up between schools.