Teachers Protest $10M Wake County Budget Cuts

0:00It's April 22nd. Welcome in. This is Durham News Today, where local news meets AI. I'm Corey with the story. Teachers in Wake County, North Carolina packed a school board meeting this week to push back against proposed $10 million budget cuts. They argue these reductions would hit classrooms hard and hurt students the most, especially those who need extra support. The plan under fire includes slashing assistant principals at 11 high schools, with those roles potentially shifting elsewhere and vacancies left. Empty. Educators worry. This strains school safety and student goals, and they're hearing rumors of impacts on higher level special education jobs despite promises otherwise. Teachers like social studies and math pros voice frustration, saying the district is balancing the budget on kids' backs. They chanted for better funding, highlighting how vulnerable students could suffer without key staff. Before Chair Tyler Swanson, a former special ed teacher himself, stood firm that no educator

1:01cuts targets special education directly. But he noted principals handled their own allotments, and he called on state lawmakers and federal support to ease the squeeze as more kids need. Services bear resources shrink. The board might vote on this as early as May 5th, then send it to county commissioners by May 15th. Keep an eye on whether they listen to the teachers or stick to the cuts.