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It's that time of year when your child will be taking end-of-grade tests or EOGs. What are EOGs and how can you help them be better prepared?

End-of-grade tests: Everything you need to know about these annual exams

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As the number of juvenile offenders climbs, the state is looking at alternatives crowded detention centers to make sure young people already convicted of crimes can turn their lives around. 

Education, skills and rehab focus easing burden on NC juvenile justice system

Inside the juvenile justice system

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The demerger will send about 1,700 students from four different Nash County Schools to the Edgecombe County School District in July.



FACILITY. WRAL IS STILL WORKING TO LEARN WHY THIS HAPPENED. >> AT THE MEETING THAT STARTED MOMENTS AGO, EMPLOYEES AT NASH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE LEARNING WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM WHEN THE DISTRICT EMERGES. IT WILL SET ABOUT 1700 STUDENTS FROM 4 DIFFERENT NASH COUNTY SCHOOLS TO EDGECOMBE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NEXT FALL. HERE'S WRAL'S HIGH KIRK. >> BRANDIE TAYLOR PICKS UP OR NEPHEW 5 DAYS A WEEK FROM BASKERVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IT'S ONE OF 4 SCHOOLS THAT WILL SOON MOVE FROM THE NASH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. 2 EDGECOMBE COUNTY SCHOOLS. TAYLOR'S BIGGEST FEAR, A SHAKE-UP IN STAFFING FOR HER NEPHEW WHO HAS AUTISM. >> ROUTINE IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR HIM BECAUSE IF YOU GET THAT OF IT, HE KIND OF GETS FRUSTRATED AT A BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING LAST MONTH. NASH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS OUTLINED THE POSSIBILITY OF REDUCING STAFF MEMBERS. >> AS A RESULT OF THE DEMERGER. THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS IMPACTED WON'T BE CLEAR UNTIL MAY BECAUSE A NUMBER OF FACTORS, SOME PEOPLE MAY TRANSFER DISTRICTS OR RETIRE. AND ENROLLMENT NUMBERS FOR NEXT YEAR WILL PLAY A ROLE TOO. IF NECESSARY. THE PLAN GIVES THE DISTRICT THE RIGHT TO CUP POSITIONS BASED ON WORK VALUATIONS STUDENT TEST PERFORMANCE AND OTHER FACTORS. THESE INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS THAT ARE BEING HELD AT THE 3 SCHOOLS OUR WAY TO BE TRANSPARENT AND EDUCATIONAL FOR ALL STAFF TO UNDERSTAND. >> WHAT'S HAPPENING, WHAT MAY HAPPEN SO PEOPLE CAN BE INFORMED. EDGECOMBE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SAYS IT'S CURRENTLY HIRING TO HELP STAFF THE FOR SCHOOLS JOINING THEIR DISTRICT >> AND WILL WELCOME ANY AFFECTED STAFF FROM NASH COUNTY

Nash County Schools informs staff of possible reductions

Inside school bus

The demerger will send about 1,700 students from four different Nash County Schools to the Edgecombe County School District in July. 



Nash County Schools educates staff on possible reduction of staffing

School lockers

With the help of a $40 million grant, a solution is helping with the overcrowding at Southern Nash Middle School.

<p>SHE ALSO MUST PAY ALMOST $195,000 IN RESTITUTION. &gt;&gt; NASH COUNTY IS BREAKING RECORDS FOR RECEIVING THE LARGEST GRANT TO SUPPORT EDUCATION IN ITS HISTORY. WE'RE TALKING 40 MILLION DOLLARS IN NEEDS-BASED GRANT THAT THE COUNTY RECEIVED. PLUS ANOTHER 4 MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE COUNTY. THE MONEY WILL PAY FOR A NEW SOUTHERN ASH MIDDLE SCHOOL AS WRAL'S HEIDI KIRK SHOWS US THIS SCHOOL IS NEEDED NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. RIGHT NOW, ABOUT 800 STUDENTS ATTEND SOUTHERN NASH MIDDLE SCHOOL. &gt;&gt; SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY IT'S BEEN OVER CAPACITY FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. THE NEW FACILITY WILL NOT ONLY ALLOW THEM TO GROW THAT POPULATION BY ABOUT 300 BUT ALSO DO ANTICIPATE THE GROWTH THAT'S TO COME BOOTS. VAN DER MARK HAS DEEP ROOTS IN NASH COUNTY. HER HUSBAND GREW UP HERE AND SHE HAS 2 KIDS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN NASH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THERE'S A LOT OF PRIDE THAT COMES WITH A GOOD SCHOOL AND A GOOD SCHOOL SYSTEM. VAN DER MARK IS OPTIMISTIC FOR HER FAMILY'S FUTURE WITH 40 MILLION DOLLARS PLUS INVESTED INTO A NEW SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL CAN BE TOUGH. AGAIN. YOU'RE LEARNED OF THE YEAR. YOU WANT TO BE HERE TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHO THAT IS. &gt;&gt; BUT TO HAVE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS SAFE AND IT SUPPORTS THAT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IS VERY IMPORTANT. THE SCHOOL SYSTEM CALLED THE INVESTMENT CRITICAL IN PREPARING FOR MORE OUR GROWTH OF WAKE COUNTY AND THE I-NINETY-FIVE WILSON CORRIDOR. SO THAT WAS BEING &gt;&gt; A REACTIVE TO GROWTH IN THIS COUNTY. WE'RE GOING TO BE PROACTIVE AND BUILD THIS SCHOOL RIGHT NOW STARTS THAT COMMISSIONER ROBBIE DAVIS SAYS THE BOARD HAS BEEN WORKING TOWARD THIS FOR YEARS AS HARD AS WE CAN ALL WORK. GO TO A FUNNY BEEN ONE OF THE BETTER DAY OF THE BALL OFF OF HIS LOVE WHEN WE INDEED REAL LOVE TO THE DAY THAT WE WERE IN THE GO GET THIS NEED-BASED GRANTS. IN ADDITION, THE DISTRICT PLANS TO RENOVATE THE CURRENT MIDDLE SCHOOL IN OPEN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN ITS PLACE. THIS IS A GOOD STRUCTURE. SO IT'S ONLY GOING TO TAKE A FEW SMALL THINGS TO MAKE IT FIT FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. VAN DER MARK IS PROUD THAT THE COUNTY SHE'S CALLED HOME FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS. &gt;&gt; IS TAKING STEPS TOWARD BETTER EDUCATION. THE SCHOOLS ARE INVALUABLE. YOU'RE CREATING A FOUNDATION. &gt;&gt; THAT THESE CHILDREN THEN BUILD UPON THEIR ENTIRE LIFE HIKER WRAL NEWS NASH COUNTY. NOW THEY HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED A SITE YET FOR THE NEW SCHOOL.</p>

Nash County receives $40 million grant for new middle school

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A cautionary soft lockdown was in place Thursday for all Nash County Public Schools due to a social media threat.



Social media threat prompts soft lockdown at all Nash public schools 

Soft lockdown lifted at Nash County schools after social media threat 

Our Teacher of the Week is working at the high school she attended as a student. WRAL's Brian Shrader takes us to a Nash County classroom where an art teacher ensures students can be themselves.

HEALTH PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE USE OF COSMETICS. >> OUR TEACHER OF THE WEEK IS WORKING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL SHE ATTENDED AS A STUDENT WRAL'S. BRIAN SHRADER TAKES US TO AND NASH COUNTY CLASSROOM WHERE AN ART TEACHER ENSURE STUDENTS CAN SEE THEMSELVES SITE IS LIKE A LIGHT BLUE TIFFANY RAF. YOU IS HELPING OR SOUTHERN NASH HIGH SCHOOL ART STUDENTS FULFILL THEIR CREATIVE POTENTIAL. SHE GRADUATED FROM SOUTHERN ASH AND SHE SAYS HER ART TEACHER BACK THEN MS FOSTER, PUT HER ON THE PATH TO TEACHING. I LOVE OUR AND >> I WENT TO BE A PHYSICAL THERAPIST. THAT JUST WAS A HEAVY FOR ME. SO I WENT BACK TO SCHOOL TO BECOME AN ART TEACHER. SHADE. >> RAFEAL WAS AN ELEMENTARY TEACHER FOR YEARS AND RETURNED TO HER ALMA MATER HERE AT SOUTHERN ASH JUST 6 MONTHS AGO, A STUDENT NOMINATED RAF. ARE YOU SAYING THAT SHE GOES OUT OF HER WAY TO MAKE THE CLASSROOM A WELCOMING PLACE? >> YOUR WRAL STATE OR THE WEEK. LET'S LET'S HAVE A ROUND OF >> CONGRATULATIONS. REP RIO SAYS THIS IS A BIG HONOR NOT BEING HERE VERY LONG TO MAKE AN IMPACT. ALSO MIGHT DO THAT WAS. BRIAN SHRADER, WRAL NEWS BAILEY O CONGRATULATIONS TO HER. IF YOU'D LIKE TO NOMINATE A TEACHER, YOU CAN GO TO WRAL

Teacher of the Week: Tiffany Raffeo

The Evolv Security System, which was installed in Nash County Schools over the summer, detected the weapon as the student was walking in around 7 a.m. It's the same security system parents and students in Wake County have been requesting for their schools.

THANKS FOR THE UPDATE THERE. GILBERT ALIVE IN FAYETTEVILLE RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. AND WE TAKE YOU BREAKING NEWS OUT OF ROCKY MOUNT. ALSO WHERE A GUN WAS FOUND IN A STUDENT'S BACKPACK THIS MORNING. THE SCHOOL SYSTEM SAYS ROCKY MOUNT HIGH SCHOOL SECURITY SYSTEM FLAG THAT WEAPON. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 07:00AM THE SCHOOL DAY STARTS AT 7.39. SCHOOL SYSTEM SAYS SOON WAS STOPPED FROM ENTERING THAT MAIN SCHOOL BUILDING AND TAKEN OFF CAMPUS. POLICE ARE NOW INVESTIGATING WRL'S. HEIDI KIRK IS TALKING WITH NASH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL LEADERS RIGHT NOW ABOUT WHAT

School security system detects gun in Rocky Mount High School student's backpack

According to authorities with Nash County Public Schools, the school's new metal detection systems flagged an object that looked like a gun just before 7 a.m. Wednesday. The systems were installed over the summer at various schools in the county.

Student in custody for bringing gun to Rocky Mount High School

Rocky Mount High School

As both school boards and Nash and Edgecombe county leaders are set to meet to discuss the impending split, some families have persistent questions about how the transition will unfold.

>> NUMBER ONE, SOURCE FOR LOCAL NEWS. THIS IS WRAL. >> TONIGHT, THE NEXT STEPS BEGIN TO SPLIT 2 MAJOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN OUR AREA. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I'M LENA TILLETT AND I'M CHRIS LOVINGOOD LAST YEAR LEADERS AND NASH AND EDGECOMBE COUNTY'S DECIDED TO SPLIT OR THE MERGE THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IT WILL AFFECT AT LEAST FOR SCHOOLS, 1600 STUDENTS AND 170 EMPLOYEES AND MANY WILL BE FORCED TO CHANGE SCHOOLS WHILE SOME STUDENTS CAN OPT OUT. WRAL'S KEENAN, WILLARD, A DEEPER INTO HOW THIS IS ALL GOING TO WORK AND WHAT FAMILIES ARE SAYING ABOUT IT. STUDENTS HERE BASKERVILLE ELEMENTARY AND 3 OTHER EAST ROCKY MOUNT SCHOOLS WILL SOON TRANSITION FROM THE NATIONAL DISTRICT INTO EDGECOMBE SCHOOLS. AND TODAY WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE OTHER IMPACT IT'LL HAVE ON FUNDING STAFF AND SUPPLIES FOR BOTH DISTRICTS. LEE MICHAEL HARRISON WAS VOLUNTEERING IN HIS GREAT GRANDDAUGHTERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHEN HE FIRST HEARD THAT WORD DEMERGER MY THEY SAID THAT. >> IT'S CALL WILL BE SOON BE TAKING A ROLE. ON JULY. FIRST SENATE BILL 2.48 WILL REQUIRE THE NATIONALS COME SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO BE SPLIT DOWN COUNTY LINES. UP UNTIL NOW, THE NASH TO STRICT IS INCLUDED FOR SCHOOLS IN THE EDGECOMBE COUNTY PORTION OF ROCKY MOUNT WITH EDGECOMBE COUNTY PAYING THE NASH TO STRICT EDUCATE SOME OF ITS RESIDENTS THAT THE MERGER WILL PUT AN END TO THAT AND SOME FAMILIES HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT THE MERGER WILL HAVE. ALL THE SCHOOLS CHANGING DISTRICTS SURPRISE US. >> NO TEACHERS, THE FUNCTION OF THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS. TONIGHT, THE NATIONALS COME SCHOOL BOARDS AND BOARDS OF COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET. WE'RE WORKING TO FINALIZE A DEMERGER PLAN BY THE STATE DEADLINE OF NOVEMBER. 15TH, THE LATEST NASHVILLE'S PLAN SAYS THEIR DISTRICT WILL SEND AT LEAST 1660 STUDENTS TO EDGECOMBE SCHOOLS AND 3 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL BE ABSORBED BY THE EDGECOMBE DISTRICT NASH SCHOOLS WILL SEND MORE THAN 5.6 MILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL AND LOCAL FUNDING FOR THOSE STUDENTS TO EDGECOMBE SCHOOLS AS WELL. AND WITH A DROP IN ENROLLMENT, NASH SCHOOLS PLANS TO ELIMINATE 170 STAFF POSITIONS INCLUDING 118 TEACHERS. THE EDGECOMBE PLAN SAYS THEIR DISTRICT WILL REVIEW STAFFING NEEDS OF THE 4 NEW SCHOOLS AND HOLD HIRING FAIRS TO GIVE OUT GOING NASH STAFF THE CHANCE TO APPLY FOR WORK IN THEIR DISTRICT. BOOST PLANS SAFER. EDGECOMBE RESIDENTS IN GRADES K THROUGH 8 AT NASH COOLS. IT WILL BE MANDATORY TO SWITCH TO AN EDGECOMBE COUNTY SCHOOL. THE CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY TO BE A LEGACY STUDENT WITH THE NASH TO STRICT APPROVING THEM TO STAY AT THEIR NASH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BY THIS SPRING. KEENAN, WILLARD, WRAL NEWS, ROCKY MOUNT. IT'S JUST A MASSIVE CHANGE HERE. AND WE DID REACH OUT TO BOTH NASH AND EDGECOMBE COUNTY AND SCHOOL BOARD LEADERS FOR RESPONSE TO THEIR LATEST PLANS TO COME. COUNTY LEADERS DID NOT RESPOND WHILE THE HEAD OF THE NASH COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TOLD US. >> HE BELIEVES BOTH SIDES ARE IN AGREEMENT ON ALL MAJOR ISSUES REGARDING THE DEMERGER THAT MEETING WE TOLD YOU ABOUT IN THE STORY STARTS TONIGHT.

A look at the impacts of the proposed split between Nash, Edgecombe county schools 