The Cumberland County Board of Education voted March 10 to rescind several student reassignment and facility decisions it approved on Feb. 9, reversing course after weeks of criticism from parents, educators, and community leaders.
Board members rescinded votes affecting Ramsey Street High School and Alger B. Wilkins High School, while also approving recommendations to reverse a planned calendar change for E.E. Miller Elementary School and halt the demolition and property transfer of the former Pauline Jones Elementary School campus.
The decision means E.E. Miller Elementary School will remain on its current year-round calendar rather than transitioning to a traditional schedule before the 2027–28 school year. The board also approved rescinding its decision to demolish the Pauline Jones buildings and transfer the property to Cumberland County. That means the campus will continue to be used by the district…