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DPI report shows decline in school crime and dropouts, but challenges remain

Crime in North Carolina public schools dropped 7.7% during the 2023-2024 school year compared to the previous year, according to new data from the NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI). The report, presented to the State Board of Education on Feb. 6, also highlighted the lowest high school dropout rate in the past decade, at...

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Student stabbed to death at Wake County high school

On Monday, the Raleigh Police Department reported that two students were stabbed at Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School and transported to the hospital, where one of the students died of injuries. The second victim remains hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, according to a press conference delivered by Raleigh Chief of Police Estella Patterson.

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