Durham School Board to hold special meeting on salary proposals

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Durham Public Schools (DPS) will hold a special meeting later today to review proposals for new classified salary schedules that could put an end to an ongoing pay dispute with employees that goes back to last year.

It began the Friday before the Dr. Martin Luther King holiday weekend when some staff got more money in their paychecks and had been getting extra money in the second half of 2023.

The district said it was because they were overpaid and they needed to correct that issue but days later ABC11 discovered it was more than just that.

A week later, on Jan. 22, the chair of the Durham School Board apologized and vowed to make things right for employees, but some educators were still upset.

The back and forth continued Wednesday, though with the sick-out and two rallies across the district as educators walked out in solidarity with the other staffers.

A full timeline of events can be found below.

The special board meeting being held today will begin at 3 p.m.