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, Goldsmith specializes in reporting on aging issues, focusing on the aging population, healthcare, and state government in North Carolina. He has been featured in WFAE, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism, and CityView Magazine.
