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Supreme Court to hear year-round school case
The move comes after the state Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that Wake County school officials don't need to obtain parental consent to assign students to year-round schools.
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Wake school board will continue year-round battle
Wake school leaders met Tuesday to discuss its next move in the ongoing battle over year-round schools following the state Supreme Court's stay of a previous ruling in favor of the district.
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Legal limbo keeps letters about year-round schools flying
Round three in the court battle over year-round school has some Wake County parents frustrated over whether they should check 'yes' or 'no.'
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Supreme Court halts Wake year-round plans
The state Supreme Court issued an order Thursday that prevents the Wake County school system from assigning students to year-round schools without parental consent until the high scourt decides if it will hear arguments in the matter.
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Court rules against parental consent in school calendar battle
The unanimous decision by a three-judge panel means the Wake County school board has the authority to assign students to year-round schools without parental permission.
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Year-Round Schools Debate Goes Before Appeals Court
The fight over year-round schools went before the state appeals court Wednesday with attorneys on both sides of the issue presenting arguments.
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Year-Round Schools Debate Heads to State Appeals Court
The debate on whether year-round schools in Wake County remain voluntary goes before the North Carolina Court of Appeals Wednesday.
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Opt-Outs Leave Some Year-Round Schools Scrambling
Year-round schools in Wake County will open their doors Monday morning, but at least one school is scrambling to make last-minute changes after posting low enrollment numbers.
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Appeals Court Denies Wake School Board Request
The state Court of Appeals denied a request from the Wake County school board to be able to place new students in year-round schools without parental consent.
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New Wake Students to Get Same Treatment on Year-Round Assignment
Judges rebuffed a request that they hold up a requirement for parental permission for students enrolling after June 4.
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Wake Officials Aim to Keep Schools Diverse, Balanced
When Judge Howard Manning ruled that year-round schools must be voluntary, Wake School Board members said it resulted in diversity in some schools being thrown out of whack.
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Wake schools assign students; Board unhappy with results
The Wake County school board approved a plan to find spots for more than 2,600 students opting out of year-round schools. However, the board remained undecided about what to do with some schools in the Garner area.
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Wake school board shuffling students to traditional schools
Since more than 2,500 Wake County families opted for traditional-calendar schools instead of year-round, the school board spent four hours Wednesday trying to sort out where those students will go next year.
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95 percent of wake parents facing choice take year-round school option
Ninety-five percent of parents with children assigned to year-round schools for the fall are opting to stay there, Wake County Public School System officials said Wednesday.
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Some Consent Forms Turned In; Most Choose Year-Round
Some of the year-round parental consent forms are in, and a majority of Wake County families have given permission for their children to be placed in year-round schools.
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Deadline Passes for Parents to Submit Year-Round Consent Forms
Friday was the final day for Wake County parents to return year-round consent forms. So far, most parents have agreed to allow their kids to attend a year-round school.
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Wake boards face off over money, year-round schools
Tensions between the Wake County Board of Education and the Board of Commissioners continued to simmer Wednesday when the two groups met to discuss the annual budget for the school district.
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NAACP: Year-Round School Debate Threatens Diversity
Some community leaders said Monday that the pressure to find seats for thousands of new students could disrupt the racial and socio-economic diversity of Wake County classrooms.
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Year-Round School Uncertainty Leaves Camps in Limbo
The uncertainty over year-round school assignments is also affecting summer camps and programs catering to year-round students during their breaks from school.
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Year-Round Consent Letters Create Opportunity for Some
The Wake County school system's year-round school permission letters have created a window of opportunity for some who were previously denied a chance to enroll in a year-round school.
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Parents' Group Not Giving in on Year-Round School Debate
WakeCares says it is hearing that groups are organizing to encourage parents not to consent to voluntary year-round enrollment.
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Wake to Mail Year-Round Permission Letters Friday
Wake County school board members said Tuesday they would mail out permission letters to families of about 32,000 students being considered for year-round school assignments.
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School board moves ahead with year-round conversion
The Wake County school board decided to appeal a judge's ruling against mandatory year-round schools and move ahead with a planned conversion of 22 schools.
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Year-Round Ruling Upsets Some Parents
A court order blocking the conversion of 22 Wake County schools to a year-round calendar left scores of parents fuming Thursday, saying they had already rearranged their schedules to prepare for the shift.
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Judge halts Wake year-round school plan
The Wake County school system cannot convert 22 traditional-calendar schools to year-round schedules this summer, a judge ruled Thursday.
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Lawsuit Arguments Debate Year-Round School Calendar Plan
An attorney for the Wake County school system argued Wednesday that the district has the authority to assign students to schools and parents don't have the right to pick a school calendar.
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Wake Says Lawsuit Could Have Students Out in Winter Dark
Answering papers in a lawsuit over year-round school conversion say the alternative may be split schedules.
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Group Sues Wake to Block Year-Round School Conversions
A parents group on Tuesday asked a judge to enjoin the school board from switching 22 schools to a mandatory year-round schedule.
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Year-Round School Foes Challenge Numbers, Threaten Suit
A group of mayors and other opponents of mandatory year-round schools are threatening to sue the Wake County Board of Education .
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District to Use Reserve Money for Year-Round School Conversions
A disagreement over money between Wake County commissioners and school board members will keep several year-round classrooms from opening in time for the start of next school year.
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Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Urges Teamwork on Year-Round Fight
Raleigh's Chamber of Commerce is asking the Wake school board and the county commissioners to work together on a year-round school plan that has split the two groups.
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School Leader: County Board Backed Away From Year-Round Deal
The debate over mandatory year-round school in Wake County continues as some school board members say they feel that county commissioners backed out on a deal.
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Wake Leaders Withhold Funds for Mandatory Year-Round Schools
Wake County commissioners voted Monday in favor of withholding $3.4 million to convert existing public schools to a mandatory year-round schedule, saying they need more time to study the plan.
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