Celebrated drama teacher sues Durham Public Schools Celebrated Hillside High School drama teacher Wendell Tabb has sued the Durham Public Schools alleging racial discrimination around staffing in the school’s drama department and unfair compensation for the extra duties he performs. Tabb, who recently received an honorable mention for a Tony Award, alleges in the lawsuit that DPS has historically refused to provide Hillside, a predominantly black high school, with the same level of staffing for its drama program as it does predominantly white high schools such as Jordan, Riverside and Durham School of the Arts, which have comparable drama programs. As a result, the lawsuit alleges Tabb ... Continue reading... http://www.heraldsun.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article166339962.html
