John Ross worries about his children returning to their classrooms this fall with coronavirus cases rising in Kentucky, but he feels he doesn’t have much of a choice: His family’s limited internet access makes it nearly impossible for the kids to keep up with schoolwork from home.
Bags of Hope has received a grant from Bank of America that will allow the organization to provide weekend meals for Lake Norman and North Charlotte students who lack reliable access to food, which is important especially during the coronavirus pandemic.
Helena Miller listened to teachers, terrified to reenter classrooms, and parents, exhausted from trying to make virtual learning work at home. She heard from school officials who spent hundreds of hours on thousands of details — buses, classrooms, football, arts, special education. She spent countless nights, eyes wide open, her mind wrestling over the safety and education of the 17,000 children she swore to protect.
Atrium Health will have experts speak with parents and students facing mental health challenges returning to school amidst the pandemic on August 12th, according to a news release.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is calling on the state health department to report any COVID-19 cases among students and staff in public schools.
Another Union County school board member has been posting what critics call unprofessional, inappropriate memes and comments on his Facebook page.
Learning for hundreds of Mecklenburg county Pre-K students will take place in-person. The MECK Pre-K program is county-funded and operates within four and five-star child care facilities. It’s slated to begin on August 17th.
As teachers return to those schools, they're calling for better communication from the district.
Students were quarantined after Mike Pence visited a sister campus of a fourth grade class at a North Carolina school who he said were "in the forefront" of opening, according to a news release.
Educators, parents, and community leaders are protesting for federal relief amidst the COVID-19 pandemic on August 8th at 1:45 p.m. outside Senator Thom Tillis's office, according to a news release.
One woman says the CMS systems indecisiveness on how to send kids back to school through this pandemic has thrown her family through a loop as they try to prepare their 8-year-old daughter for the school year.
There are questions and concerns as students in Fort Mill, South Carolina prepare to head back to in-person classes.
That is one of the comments on a 16 page report a group of Union County teachers put together; a report the Union County School Board evidently refuses to read. Teachers who talked with WCCB say they will find a way to make their voices heard.
When K-12 public school students in North Carolina resume classes this fall, the vast majority of them will be sitting at home in front of a computer screen.
Cleveland County Rescue Mission (CCRM) will hold it's first-annual "Back to School Bash," on August 14th where they will give school supplies to children in need, according to a news release.
The Union County school board is moving forward with Plan B. A hybrid of face-to-face and remote learning. Students will go to school once a week, based on the day they're assigned, then learn remotely the other days. All students will remote learn on Fridays.
