Wake County Schools Realign Policies | Durham News

Durham News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 25, 2026 · 1m

Wake County schools are overhauling policies to comply with new state laws — scrapping targeted support for minority-owned businesses and dissolving their own equity office, while shifting focus to small business partnerships. Other changes include ending “meals of shame” for students with debt, allowing up to four hours weekly of religious instruction as excused absences, and tightening material challenges to only parents, guardians, teachers, and local residents with specific grounds. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on…