CARY, N.C. -

The Wake County Board of Education, in a meeting Tuesday, decided to allow Mills Park Elementary and Middle School to remain on a traditional calendar.

The decision was a big win for parents at those two schools, who rose up in frustration when the board raised other options. Last Thursday, parents and students rallied at the schools and neighbors honked horns in a show of support.

There were three options for Mills Park Elementary School and Middle School, where parents have been particularly vocal.

Tuesday evening, the board voted to keep the Mills Park schools on traditional calendars and add mobile classrooms. Mills Park Elementary will add one mobile classroom and Mills Park Middle School will add four.

"They came up with new ideas that will not dismantle our community and support families being together, that will create equitable education in our area," parent Susan Stines said.

The board also looked at options for other schools. The board looked at options for other schools as well.

Wakefield Elementary School would convert to a traditional calendar. That would put all three schools on the Wakefield campus on the same calendar.

Alston Ridge Elementary School would convert to multi-track and delay adding temporary classrooms. Alston Ridge is now on a single-track year-round calendar.

At Ballentine Elementary School, the system would mothball temporary classrooms and keep the multi-track but drop one of four tracks.

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