More than 800 Cumberland County teachers and staff are expected to join a statewide walkout in Raleigh on Friday, leading to school closures and a renewed push for increased education funding across North Carolina.
The demonstration has drawn support from educators such as William Jacobs, a special education teacher at Mack-Williams Middle School, who says he wants lawmakers to hear their concerns.
“I just want to feel like we’re being supported,” Jacobs said…