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Threatening emails to GCS Board of Education

The Guilford County Board of Education has received threatening emails over the last two weeks, filled with racial slurs and derogatory language. The messages were sent through the school district’s “Let’s Talk” messaging program, which allows the public to send comments directly to district leadership. Some of the emails, which are now public, called the […]

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