When the pandemic came to North Carolina in March 2020, schools closed for in-person classes, disrupting a cycle of schools funneling children into the juvenile justice system. Schools often handle misbehavior by referring children to juvenile court — school-based complaints made up 40-45 percent of total juvenile justice complaints in the decade before 2020. When […]
Thomas Goldsmith is a journalist at North Carolina Health News. With over 33 years of experience in daily newspapers, he specializes in reporting on aging issues, healthcare, and the needs of the senior citizen population, particularly in North Carolina. Goldsmith's work has been featured in WFAE, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism, CityView Magazine, and North Carolina Health News.
