Time to Fix Our Schools: A Call for Accountability in Alamance County, NC
Written by Peter Boykin on July 20, 2025
Time to Fix Our Schools:
A Call for Accountability in Alamance County, NC
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Time to Fix Our Schools:
A Call for Accountability in Alamance County, NC
By Peter Boykin | GoRightNews.com | GoRightNC.com
Alamance County, NC, we face a crisis, and it’s rooted in failure, not fate.
In 2023, mold infested 32 of our 36 schools. Sixteen of these buildings were contaminated with hazardous mold. The clean-up cost taxpayers $25.8 million, but the real crisis was a systemic failure that never should have happened (elonnewsnetwork.shorthandstories.com).
State inspections revealed severe HVAC and water issues. During remediation, a restoration team warned that roofs were leaking so badly one location could fill a 44-gallon trash can in under an hour (elonnewsnetwork.shorthandstories.com). Those warnings, documented and repeated, fell on deaf ears.
When hundreds of students were forced into temporary classrooms, asthma-prone children sent home, and classrooms delayed past Labor Day, parents were left with no explanation, only delay (Spectrum Local News).
A Crisis That Should Never Have Escalated
The mold crisis in the Alamance Burlington School System was not a surprise. It was a slow-motion disaster, years in the making. Public records, internal emails, building inspections, and direct staff complaints all tell the same story. The warning signs were there, and they were ignored.
As early as 2021, teachers and maintenance workers had been filing reports about water damage, musty smells, and visible mold in multiple school buildings. HVAC systems were failing to regulate air quality. Leaks were going unaddressed. Some classrooms were known to flood during heavy rain. Instead of launching preventive maintenance or remediation efforts, the school board remained silent.
Investigative reporting by Elon News Network confirmed that mold was found growing behind walls and in ventilation systems at several schools. Internal documents showed that leadership was aware of these conditions but failed to act until the situation became a public embarrassment (elonnewsnetwork.shorthandstories.com).
One restoration contractor offered chilling testimony about the state of the buildings.
“When I tell you these buildings are leaking, I’m not talking about a drip drip — we’re talking it’ll fill up a 44-gallon trash can in less than an hour. They’re leaking that bad in certain places.”
— Ben Bass, Executive Vice President, Builder Services Inc.
Community advocacy group Down Home North Carolina also raised the alarm, emphasizing that Alamance Burlington had a pattern of deprioritizing infrastructure in favor of administrative growth. They reported that working class and rural schools were most affected, describing them as outdated, neglected, and underfunded.
“Our kids are in need. Our schools have been neglected.”
— Down Home North Carolina (downhomenc.org)
But perhaps the most damning failure was how the school board responded once the mold crisis went public.
Instead of following state protocols for competitive bidding, the board approved over 30 million dollars in emergency contracts with no public bidding process. Spectrum Local News confirmed that these contracts exceeded the budget by more than 4 million dollars and may have violated North Carolina procurement laws (spectrumlocalnews.com).
State lawmakers were quick to criticize the breakdown in oversight.
“It is absolutely critical that school boards ask lots of questions and make sure that laws, policies, and procedures are being appropriately followed even in challenging times.”
— Senator Amy Galey, Joint Legislative Oversight Commission (wxii12.com)
Even worse, Board Chair Sandy Ellington-Graves personally signed twelve of these contracts before the board held a single vote. When questioned, she showed no remorse.
“I would do it again.”
— Sandy Ellington-Graves, in an interview with Alamance News (alamancenews.com)
This is not just a budgeting mistake. It is not a lapse in procedure. This is institutional negligence.
The Alamance Burlington School Board had every opportunity to prevent this crisis. They had the data. They had the documentation. They had the money. But instead of acting, they chose delay. And when they finally responded, it was too late and too reckless.
They dragged the entire county into a multimillion dollar health emergency that could have been avoided. Classrooms were shut down. Students with respiratory issues were exposed to dangerous environments. Teachers reported sickness. Parents lost faith.
This is not mismanagement. This is blatant disregard for duty.
The school board failed to protect the children of Alamance County. They failed to honor the trust of the public. And they failed to follow the law.
There must be consequences.
What Must Happen Now
This is the breaking point. No more platitudes. No more delays. Alamance County families deserve results, not excuses. Here is a real action plan that prioritizes safety, honesty, and responsibility. This is what must happen next.
1. Full Independent Budget Audit
The Alamance Burlington School System receives over 200 million dollars annually. Yet school buildings are falling apart. Roofs are leaking, HVAC systems are failing, and mold continues to put students at risk. Where is the money going?
We need a full forensic audit conducted by an independent third party with no ties to the board or district administrators. Every dollar must be tracked. Every contract must be reviewed. From custodial service contracts to emergency remediation spending, the public must see what has been prioritized and what has been neglected.
If public trust is ever going to be restored, transparency is not optional. It is the first step toward accountability.
2. Prioritize Student Safety and Teacher Conditions
No child should be sent to a school where mold spores hang in the air. No teacher should be expected to work in a building where ceiling tiles collapse and the air is unfiltered.
Safety is not a luxury. It is the bare minimum. The district must invest immediately in upgraded HVAC systems, roof replacements, mold remediation, and ongoing environmental testing. These are not cosmetic upgrades. These are life and health safeguards.
Teachers also need support. They have been expected to work through dangerous conditions without proper communication or resources. It is time to invest in the very people who are on the front lines of education. If we want results in the classroom, we must first make sure the classroom is safe.
3. Restore Community Control
One of the biggest failures throughout this crisis was the total lack of communication and input from the community. Critical decisions were made in closed sessions. Parents were informed after the fact. Taxpayers were treated like obstacles, not stakeholders.
That ends now.
Every school board meeting must be open, live streamed, and recorded. Major decisions must be posted publicly in advance with opportunities for parental input and community feedback. Board members are not royalty. They are public servants. And they must act like it.
The people of Alamance County are not just spectators. They are the owners of the system. They fund it. They trust it with their children. They have every right to shape it.
4. Build a Long Term Maintenance Strategy
This crisis was not a one time failure. It was the result of years of neglect and short term thinking. Patching holes after the roof caves in is not a strategy. It is a cover up.
We need a fully public ten year facilities maintenance plan that includes:
- Regular building inspections
- Public posting of facility condition reports
- Scheduled HVAC replacements and upgrades
- Transparent project timelines and spending reports
- A dedicated line item in the budget for preventive maintenance
This plan should be created with input from independent engineers, teachers, and community stakeholders. Not just consultants hired by the board.
Fixing a school system is not just about reacting to emergencies. It is about preventing them. It is time to think ahead, plan smart, and stop gambling with our children’s safety.
Accountability Isn’t Optional
Alamance County teachers, parents, and children have been let down. Not by chance, but by the direct inaction of those elected to serve them.
The Alamance-Burlington School Board received warning after warning. Mold complaints from staff, air quality reports, leaky ceilings, HVAC failures, water damage, and maintenance backlogs were all documented. They did not act. They did not prioritize safety. They ignored the people they were supposed to represent.
Instead of sounding the alarm, they stayed silent. Instead of taking responsibility, they pointed fingers. They had time. They had warnings. They had the budget. But they chose to do nothing.
Over the last decade, the Alamance-Burlington School System has operated with annual budgets exceeding 200 million dollars. Bond measures were passed. Funding was secured. Yet somehow, basic building maintenance was allowed to fall apart. Roofs leaked. Ventilation systems failed. Mold grew. Lawsuits were filed.
This is not a funding problem. This is a failure of leadership.
Children were sent into classrooms that put their health at risk. Teachers were expected to work in buildings that made them sick. Parents were given delays and half-truths. And taxpayers were handed the bill with no accountability in sight.
The school board signed millions of dollars in contracts without competitive bidding. They broke trust with the community. One board chair admitted to signing unauthorized contracts before receiving board approval and publicly stated she would do it again. That is not leadership. That is reckless behavior with public money.
If this happened in the private sector, people would lose their jobs. If this happened in any other public agency, there would be resignations, investigations, and oversight hearings.
This is not just mismanagement. This is negligence. And if we do not demand accountability now, the next crisis will be worse.
Accountability is not optional. It is a requirement for anyone who claims to serve the public. The people of Alamance County deserve to know what went wrong, who failed to act, and what is being done to prevent this from ever happening again.
We do not need more excuses. We need transparency. We need responsibility. We need change.
They must be held accountable. Not someday. Right now.
This is Bigger Than Alamance
The crisis in Alamance County is not isolated. It is a reflection of a nationwide epidemic: collapsing infrastructure, bloated administrations, and unaccountable school boards that place optics above outcomes.
Across North Carolina and in every corner of the United States, families are waking up to failing schools, hidden mold, unsafe drinking water, and buildings that haven’t been updated in decades.
In Guilford County, bond mismanagement has delayed key renovations. In Mecklenburg County, parents have fought for transparency after asbestos and structural hazards were discovered. In rural areas from Chatham to Caswell County, schools lack basic HVAC systems, while students sit bundled in coats or swelter through lessons.
Nationally, we are seeing the same pattern: government bloat, neglected campuses, teachers burned out, and parents pushed aside. From Illinois to California, Michigan to Florida, the problem is the same bureaucracy wins while children lose.
This must stop.
Every school board in this nation must face one simple demand from the people they serve: show us the money, fix the buildings, and stop the excuses. We are not here to fund failures. We are here to educate children.
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Let me speak as a Constitutionalist for Liberty and a concerned neighbor.
Alamance is not unique. It is the latest example of what happens when school boards forget who they serve, the people. This is not about political affiliation. This is about right and wrong. It is about demanding the same level of accountability in education that we demand from our roads, our sheriffs, and our hospitals.
Our children are not political props. They are the future of this country. They deserve clean classrooms, not excuses. They deserve school boards that act, not hide. They deserve leaders who solve problems, not create them.
Across this state and across the country, it is time to look at every school board, every superintendent, and every budget and ask the hard questions. If you are in public office and you cannot keep our schools safe, then get out of the way.
The future of education will not be written by bureaucrats protecting careers. It will be written by communities who have had enough. It will be written by parents, teachers, and citizens who are tired of waiting for permission to speak up.
When the warnings came in, this board looked the other way. When the money ran out, they cut corners and violated the public trust. When buildings needed repair, they chose to ignore them. That is not leadership. That is cowardice.
We do not need another press release. We need results. We need school board members who treat student safety as a sacred obligation, not a legal liability.
This is not political. This is moral. And if the people entrusted with our children’s education cannot admit their failures and take action, they have no place at the table.
It is time to say enough. It is time to repair our schools. It is time to hold the school board responsible.
Peter Boykin
Constitutionalist for Liberty and Concerned Neighbor
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