Orange County Schools Archives - Page 23 of 29

Schools, Government Offices Closing Early Due to Inclement Weather

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 12, 2018 | Weather

Much of central North Carolina is under a Winter Weather Advisory until 10 p.m. Monday, March 12, and that has caused some local school districts to alter schedules. Chapel Hill – Carrboro City Schools will close two hours...

Substitute Teacher Under Investigation by Orange County Sheriff’s Office

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 14, 2018 | Crime

A teacher who has worked in the Orange County School System as a substitute is under investigation for sending inappropriate messages to students at Hillsborough’s Cedar Ridge High School. Orange County Sheriff Charles...

Orange County Schools Closed Tuesday, Jan 30

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 30, 2018 | Weather

Orange County Schools will be closed Tuesday, January 30. Officials initially announced a two-hour delay “due to the possibility of hazardous road conditions presented by freezing temperatures and precipitation” but...

Weather Causing Monday Delays, Closings

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 7, 2018 | Weather

Lingering inclement weather is causing school closings or delays on Monday, January 8. Chatham County Schools will be closed for students Monday. Staff is under an optional teacher workday on a two-hour delay. Orange County...

Schools Preparing for Possibility of Inclement Weather

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 3, 2018 | Weather

Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill – Carrboro City Schools have canceled all after-school activities after 5 p.m. on Wednesday ahead of the possibility of inclement weather. Chatham County Schools have joined CHCCS and...

Local Schools Operating on Delay Tuesday

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 1, 2018 | Pre-K - 12 Education

Both school districts in Orange County are operating on a two-hour delay on Tuesday, January 2, due to cold temperatures. There is no threat of inclement weather, but the delay is due to “extreme temperatures” that...

Hate Free Schools Coalition Founder Named Triangle Tribune Newsmaker of the Year

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 29, 2017 | News Around Town

Latarndra Strong spent most of 2017 lobbying the Orange County Schools Board of Education for a dress code that would ban the Confederate flag from school grounds. For her efforts, she has been named The Triangle Tribune’s...

Orange County Schools Superintendent Receives National Leadership Award

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Dec 15, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education

Orange County Schools superintendent Todd Wirt has been awarded a Top 30 spot for this year’s John C. Maxwell Transformational Leadership Awards for his work in education. According to the organization’s website, awards...

Local School Districts Working to Change Class Size Legislation

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 14, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education

Local school districts are lining up in opposition to the implementation of a new law that will cap class sizes in some elementary school grades. The Orange County Schools Board of Education passed a resolution on Monday night...

Weaver Street Market Raising Money for Food Insecure Students

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Oct 20, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education

Weaver Street Market in Hillsborough is partnering with Orange County Schools in what they call a “round-up” campaign.

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