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Shannan Harrison, a dedicated parent and volunteer in Lenoir County schools for over 13 years, has announced her candidacy for the Lenoir County School Board seat in the upcoming 2024 election. Harrison's decision to run stems from her desire to bring about positive change and advocate for the needs of teachers, students, and parents within the school district.
Following the change in leadership when Lenoir County Board of Education member Keith King assumed the newly vacant Lenoir County Commissioners seat once held by Chad Rouse, the school board will hold a special meeting to appoint a replacement for King’s seat.
In previous years, the Needs-Based Public School Capital Fund Fund Grant structure prohibited Lenoir County Public Schools from using both lottery funds and grant funds to replace E.B. Frink Middle School. It required all districts who were awarded the grants to return all lottery funds for the period of the grant. In LCPS’s case, it was five years.
Neuse News Publisher BJ Murphy has "A Conversation with... LCPS Board member-Elect Michelle Davis Cash". They discuss why she ran for a seat, what it means to have a mother on the board, and more.
The Lenoir County School Board held an emergency meeting on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 to discuss the face covering policy.
At the September 13th Lenoir County Public Schools board meeting, Chairman Bruce Hill admonished the public on when it’s appropriate to contact a school board member. He cited a chain of command, the need to go straight to the source, and emphasized the school board’s primary goal is to be policymakers. However, Mr. Hill seemingly chastises parents, guardians, and stakeholders for attempting in any type of way to hold school board members accountable. In an eye-opening statement, Mr. Hill says about the school board, “[we] aren’t as versed in education” and “we as board members we don’t know what goes on at the schools.”
Roughly one year ago, Governor Cooper declared a state of emergency regarding COVID-19, and while an emergency is typically seen as a momentary crisis, this has been harnessed into the “new normal”, expanding bureaucratic control over citizens’ lives for an alarming period of time. Regardless of the continued state of emergency, our local officials are holding themselves to a different standard. The Kinston City Council and Lenoir County School Board continue to meet outside of their chambers and only through Facebook or Zoom. Are they afraid for their safety while asking their staff to be dismissive of their own? Are they worried about facing parents and the community in a real public forum again?
Our 3rd annual General Election Night Results Show (and our 1st presidential) begins at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, November 3rd. Our Neuse News team will bring you results and analysis from Lenoir, Greene and Jones counties, including the State of NC and the presidential election.
Sponsored in part by Brooks Poole, Realtor our show will be hosted by Publisher BJ Murphy and co-anchored by Correspondent Catherine Hardee and Political Analyst Tyndall Davis.
Bruce Hill joins Neuse News Publisher BJ Murphy to discuss today's issues ahead of the General Election. Hill, an incumbent, is running as an At-large candidate for one of two seats on the Lenoir County School Board. Topics discussed include challenges facing public schools, in-person learning, stakeholders' influence on your decisions, funding from Lenoir County and the State, and more.
Michelle Cash for Lenoir County School Board joins Neuse News Publisher BJ Murphy to discuss today's issues ahead of the General Election. Cash is running as an At-large write-in candidate for one of two seats on the Lenoir County School Board. Topics discussed include challenges facing public schools, in-person learning, stakeholders' influence on your decisions, funding from Lenoir County and the State, and more.
The Covid-19 pandemic has greatly affected everyone in 2020 and will affect us for years to come. I will leave some of the national debate about the economic stress, masks, hydroxychloroquine, or other issues to the pundits. On a local level, the recent potential 18-week decision by the Lenoir County School Board exposed a servant leadership deficit catching parents, teachers and even administrators by surprise.
Two new principals for a pair of Lenoir County elementary schools were named at Monday’s Lenoir County School Board meeting.
