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A lengthy meeting with the Wake County superintendent has left some parents upset about the school system's approach to safety.
The school system, like many across North Carolina and the nation, has adopted the Standard Response Protocol. That's a set of five types of response to various potential safety emergencies, such as evacuating in the event of a bomb threat.
Every school resource officer in Nash County will have access to a breaching shotgun, a weapon designed to break through locks and reach students quickly in an emergency.
Wayne County Public Schools said the fire on a school bus may have started in an electrical panel. The driver will be recognized for her quick thinking.
UNC Police is asking for the public's help to identify a person of interest related to an assault it says happened on Oct. 7 at the iconic Old Well on the Chapel Hill campus.
A Monday crash in Wake County has become at least the fifth incident involving a school bus in the past two weeks. State data shows crashes involving school buses have slightly increased over the past three years, but have remained relatively steady.
Leaders at UNC Chapel Hill are trying to make sure the community is ready for any campus emergency. It comes just two weeks after a false active shooter threat put UNC Wilmington on lockdown.
UNC Chapel Hill is preparing students and staff for emergencies Thursday with a variety of resources and hands-on demonstrations in the Pit.
Rocky Mount police arrested 26-year-old Aveon Braxton on Friday afternoon after a school resource officer stopped his vehicle in a student parking lot and discovered he had a gun on school property.
UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts and board of trustees chairman Malcolm Turner took questions from the media after the board's meeting on Sept. 25, 2025, in Chapel Hill.
A 15-year-old boy is in the hospital on Friday after authorities say he fell through a skylight at a school in Franklinton. This video does not have sound.
Hillside High School lifted its lockdown after officers investigated an incident nearby, according to a Durham Public Schools spokesperson.
A lockdown at Jordan High School in Durham was lifted around 3:50 p.m. Thursday.
A first-grade student at Pembroke Elementary School received a one-year suspension after a staff member found a handgun in his waistband.
The school board reviewed weapons detection systems and other physical security upgrades Tuesday. The district's Office of Security presented the upgrades and its Large Event Plan for security and events like major football games.
The Wake County school system is taking a closer look at its event security procedures after recent fights. The school board's Safety and Security Committee will meet Tuesday to discuss event security and any possible enhancements to it that board members may suggest.
Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter
Students across the Triangle and around the country walked out of class on Friday in a short assembly to protest gun violence in schools.
Abbots Creek Elementary, Durant Road Elementary and Durant Road Middle Schools are on code yellow lockdown due to potential community threats. Officials stress there's no immediate danger to the schools but advise against visiting the premises.
People from all over the world are mourning the Minnesota shooting at a Catholic church that left two people dead and wounded 17 people.
The Wake County school board plans to consider an agreement with a foundation to improve schools' crisis response.
