With more than 160,000 Wake County students set to return to the classroom Monday, the school district is implementing new safety measures for the 2026-27 school year.
The district is transitioning to what it calls “plain speak” in its emergency response protocols, moving away from the “red, yellow and green” coded system previously used.
Kendrick Scott, Wake County Public School System’s senior director of security, said the goal is to give students and staff clear instructions during an emergency…