Durham Public Schools announced that there will be no school for students on Friday because of an “overwhelming number of staff absences.”
Friday will be a teacher workday, DPS said. Athletics and afterschool extracurricular activities will operate as normal.
“Our entire transportation support staff has called out for tomorrow,” a DPS spokesperson told ABC11.
The transportation support personnel are responsible for daily bus inspections, which are required by law before students can be transported.
Families expressed their disappointment about another unplanned day off from school on social media. Some home school parents even offered childcare for parents in need.
Rah’Shae Christopher is a student-athlete and graduating senior at South Durham High School for Energy and Sustainability. She said she would like to run track in college.
“Honestly, it’s a little sad knowing that most of the teachers that I have had, you know, are going through this because… people have a life,” she said. “People have a life outside of work and without work or pay… it’s hard for them to live.”