More than a dozen former employees say understaffing at Brynn Marr Hospital contributes to what they describe as a dangerous place for patients and employees. Hospital officials say allegations of violence, sexual assaults, overmedication and lack of mental health therapy are unfounded.

Former employees say short-staffed NC psych hospital rife with violence, abuse

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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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The school's principal said all students and staff are safe.

Unloaded gun, fixed blade knife found inside car in parking lot of Cleveland High School

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Dozens of parents at Cleveland High School said they were furious on Friday night after the school closed its gates to John Jacobs Stadium during the school's in-person graduation ceremony. 

AND ALSO OUTLINE A MUCH COOLER SUNDAY. >> IT WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT, THANK YOU. >>> IT WASN'T A NIGHT SOME PARENTS SAY CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL WOULD HOPE FOR. CLOSE TO 100 PEOPLE WERE LOCKED OUT, UNABLE TO SEE THEM WALK ACROSS THE STAGE. LESLIE MORENO JOINS US LIVE FROM THE SCHOOL AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL PARENTS WHO SAY THEY FEEL THE REASON WHY IT WAS NOT FAIR, LESLIE? >> Reporter: WELL LENA, PARENTS I SPOKE WITH TELL ME THEY WERE ON THIS SIDE OF THE GATE JUST HOURS BEFORE THEY STARTED AT 6:00 P.M. AND STUDENTS WERE MAKING THEIR WAY IN THROUGH THESE GATES AS SOON AS THEY WERE ALL IN AND THAT IS WHEN THIS SKATE WAS CLOSED OFF WITH THIS PADLOCK. ABOUT 100 PARENTS WERE LEFT ON THIS SIDE OF THE GATES UNABLE TO SEE THEM WALK ACROSS THAT STAGE. FOR MANY PARENTS AT CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL TODAY'S GRADUATION CEREMONY WAS EVEN MORE SPECIAL. >> SHE WAS CRYING, NOBODY SCREAMED HER NAME WHEN SHE WALKED ACROSS. >> Reporter: JESSICA BLAKELY IS JUST ONE OF THE DOZENS OF PARENTS WHO WERE UNABLE TO SEE THEIR CHILD WALK ACROSS THE STAGE. >> HIS SISTER WASN'T ABLE TO GO IN AND SHE WANTED TO BE THERE WITH THEM. >> Reporter: PARENTS LINED UP TO WATCH THE CLASS MAKE TEAR WAY TO THEIR SEATS. >> I MEAN YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING OUT THERE, EVERYBODY LOCKS THE SAME. YOU COULDN'T SEE THE NAME. >> Reporter: PARENTS LEFT FIRST AND THEN THEY FOLLOWED AND THAT IS WHEN SOMEONE CLOSED THE GATES. >> OH GOD, THERE WERE OVER 100 ALL STANDING AROUND, ALL UPSET. >> Reporter: WE REACHED OUT TO THE SCHOOL WHO TOLD US GRADUATION GUIDANCE WAS RELAYED SEVERAL TIMES. THEY PROVIDED US A STATEMENT THAT READS IN PART. "IT WAS COMMUNICATED WITH STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE WEEKS LEADING UP TO THE CEREMONY THAT THE GATES TO THE FIELD WOULD BE CLOSED AT 6:00 P.M. TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE EVENT. AT THAT TIME FAMILIES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH THE CEREMONY FROM THE PERIMETER OF THE FIELD OR FROM THE STADIUM BLEACHERS." PARENTS TELL ME THEY ARE NOT BUYING IT. >> I DIDN'T GET AN E-MAIL OR A PHONE CALL, I HAD TO CALL THE SCHOOL. >> I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE AND I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS COMMUNITY, VERY, VERY. >> Reporter: AND LENA, THE PARENTS I SPOKE WITH INSIST THEY WERE HERE BEFORE 6:00 WAITING TO GET IN. THEY TELL ME THEY WANT ANSWERS FROM THE SCHOOL AND THEY SAY THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE AND THIS IS A MOMENT THEY WILL NEVER GET BACK AGAIN. LENA?

Dozens of parents locked out of Cleveland High School graduation 

A Cleveland High School student is facing charges after a scuffle between him and an SRO.

Cleveland HS scuffle between student, SRO caught on tape

Students at Cleveland High School in Johnston County took out their phones and started recording at the first sign of chaos in the school cafeteria when a scuffle started between a student and a school resource officer earlier this week.

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Unloaded gun, fixed blade knife found inside car in parking lot of Cleveland High School

Dozens of parents locked out of Cleveland High School graduation

Cleveland HS scuffle between student, SRO caught on tape

Scuffle between Cleveland High SRO, student stirs questions