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No school for students at six polling-place schools on Nov. 3
What happened
The board made Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026 (Election Day) a teacher workday with no students at the six schools used as voting sites: D.S. Johnson Elementary, G.W. Bulluck Elementary, J.W. Parker Middle, Martin Millennium Academy, the Phillips Middle building and Edgecombe Academy of Health Sciences. Other schools are open.
Why it matters to families
Families at these schools need child care that day. The Phillips Middle building now houses North Edgecombe High students.
The evidence
At about 2 hours into the Oct. 12, 2026 recording, the board approves changing Nov. 3, 2026 to a required teacher workday at the listed voting-site schools. The source is the official meeting recording; its auto-captions can garble numbers, so check the recording.
The source
Oct. 12, 2026 Board of Education meeting recordingSee the full record for Edgecombe County Public Schools.
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