Tag: schools
Tracking systems to be added to school buses
Brittney Burns – Staff Writer
All school buses in Macon County's fleet will be outfitted with state-of-the-art GPS tracking systems before school begins in August....
Macon County Board of Education weighing options of two meetings per...
Brittney Burns – Staff Writer
The Macon County Board of Education meets the fourth Monday of the month at 6 p.m. On some nights, the...
School board working on policy manual revisions
Brittney Burns – Staff Writer
Identifying a need to update the school system's policy manual, and in an attempt to do so in a cost...
Iotla Valley PTO raises funds for outdoor classroom
Brittney Raby – Staff Writer
After raising $6,500 for an outdoor pavilion, the Iotla Valley PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) got the approval of the Macon...
Board of education to review corporal punishment policy
Brittney Raby – Staff Writer
Last year, four districts in North Carolina employed corporal punishment as a disciplinary option for students 147 different times. Robeson...