Chair of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education Deon Temne speaks with 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Tuesday, April 12. He shares highlights from a recent school board meeting, plans for an upcoming meeting with county commissioners and how CHCCS is adjusting to mask optional policies in school buildings.

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