Durham

Advocates say migration-related stressors can lead to mental health challenges for immigrants adapting to a new culture and language.

The shortfall amounts to about 1% of the district’s overall budget. DPS's new CFO says it's due to factors like charter school growth, cafeteria and utility costs, and positions that the district didn't sufficiently budget for.

In the weeks leading up to President Donald Trump’s first day in office, Latino immigrant organizations were busy helping people without legal status and mixed-status families prepare for a new era of immigration crackdowns.

The Durham County Board of Commissioners passed a vote to appropriate $16.5 million in funding for a new training complex for the Durham Sheriff’s Office.

In place of rotational busing, Durham Public Schools will implement family responsibility zones at 21 elementary schools. A proposal to implement express bus stops for three magnet schools will remain on hold until next school year.

The DPS school board held a special meeting Monday to discuss transportation issues and ask questions of administrative staff. The plans are not yet final, but here are some of the takeaways.

The Durham Public Schools board of education voted to reduce bus service for certain students so that the district can end rotational busing.

The Coalition to End the HIV Epidemic in Durham says the city is slow to act on the housing needs of people with HIV and AIDS.

This month, Durham Public Schools is rotating bus service. Next, the district could create family responsibility zones and express bus stops that would alter service for about 2,000 students. District officials say they hope these steps will provide more consistent busing for students who have no other transportation.

Durham Public Schools will begin rotating its bus service for students, because 17 buses in the district don't have a consistent driver.