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[SoDu Parenting Pickles] Snoop Your Teen’s Smartphone?
Support neighborhood news with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! Disclaimer: SoDu Parenting Pickles posts are written by a fellow parent, sharing experiences, reflections, and thoughts on raising kids in South Durham. This column is not written by a licensed therapist or counselor and should not be taken as professional mental health, medical, or legal…
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[SoDu How-To] Get Back to School for 2025-26 – Part 6: Discipline, Restorative Practices, and Student Rights in Durham Schools
Support features like this with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! Discipline in school isn’t just about consequences. It’s about building community, repairing harm, and ensuring fairness. That’s the approach Durham Public Schools takes in its Code of Student Conduct and discipline framework. In this final part of our handbook series, Southpoint Access takes a…
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[SoDu How-To] Get Back to School for 2025-26 – Part 3: Equity, Dress Code, and Safe School Communities
Support features like this with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! In Durham Public Schools, safety isn’t just about locked doors and fire drills. It’s also about dignity, inclusion, and belonging – because no student can thrive academically if they don’t feel seen and respected. In Part 3 of our series, Southpoint Access dives into…
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[SoDu How-To] Get Back to School for 2025-26 – Part 1: A Handbook Overview
Support features like this with our Southpoint Summer fundraiser on GoFundMe! My daughter Athena wore a baseball cap to her year-round school the other day – and it wasn’t Hat Day during Spirit Week. I didn’t realize until I started delving into the Durham Public Schools Student and Family Handbook that, as a general rule,…
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SoDu Week in Review – March 15, 2025
Welcome to the weekend! Year-round schools start their intersession on Monday. It’s possible you missed out on some of the news covered by Southpoint Access last week, but don’t worry – we’ve got your back with the SoDu Week in Review, including: All that and a bunch more! Sign up for regular newsletters so you…
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[SoDu Alert] Durham Students Rally Against Bullying
Durham School of the Arts students walked out of class Friday to protest against bullying, which friends and family say led a 13-year-old girl named Gabriela “Gaby” Ortega to take her own life. “Today’s peaceful gathering represented our students’ desire that DSA continue to provide safe spaces and prioritize protection,” said Jackie Tobias, principal at…
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