Broughton students want respect and the teachers want some consistency.

As noted in today's article in the main sheet, students were appropriately enough playing the song "Respect" as they made the case that Broughton should keep its IB magnet program. They want to be heard over the parents who want the program gone to avoid reassignment.

In today's North Raleigh News article, Wynn Cherry, Broughton's IB coordinator, said the school board's flip-flop about the magnet program has hurt teacher morale.