Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican legislative leaders announced compromise legislation Wednesday that will mean more K-12 students in North Carolina will return to daily in-person instruction, some almost immediately.
Public schools in North Carolina will switch from showing the legal name of students on most state records to the chosen name of the student.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and Senate leader Phil Berger confirmed on Tuesday that theyβre working toward an agreement designed to get more K-12 public schools reopened as the COVID-19 pandemic improves.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services told education leaders Thursday it would offer charter schools and local school districts rapid COVID-19 tests for free to help control outbreaks.
UNC Charlotte officials say 2021 graduates will have the opportunity to graduate at an outdoor in-person ceremony, with a limited number of guests allowed due to Governor Cooper's latest COVID-19 guidelines for public gatherings.
Top North Carolina education officials on Thursday called for all of the stateβs 115 school districts to make available at least partial in-person instruction by the end of the month to any of the systemβs 1.5 million students who want it.
Some parents have mixed reaction about their children's return to the classroom.
CMS officials say on March 1st they will increase the number of spectators allowed at outdoor athletic events after Governor Cooper's newest executive order is enacted on Friday, February 26th that eases restrictions in North Carolina.
A reassuring Superintendent Earnest Winston says the district has all the safety protocols and practices in place to welcome back the first group of middle school and high school students on Monday.
The nationβs top public health agency said Friday that in-person schooling can resume safely with masks, social distancing and other strategies, and vaccination of teachers, while important, is not a prerequisite for reopening.
Officials with Harris Teeter and the Greater Charlotte Auto Dealers Association (GCADA) say they are partnering up to provide hand sanitizer to help protect students, teachers, and staff from contracting illnesses like COVID-19, as students return to the classroom as early as Monday.
Some parents in Rock Hill are upset over a newly approved school redistricting plan. Three elementary schools will close and nearly 4,000 students will move to new schools.
North Carolina state senators approved a bill Tuesday requiring K-12 public schools to reopen with at least partial in-person instruction made available to the stateβs 1.5 million pupils.
Dozens of teachers demonstrated before Monday night's Cabarrus County School Board Meeting
Parents of schoolchildren learning from home shouldnβt necessarily count on reclaiming the dining room table any time soon.
A group of South Carolina senators, including the Republican leader, wants teachers sent to the front of the line to get COVID-19 vaccines so students can get back in school buildings full-time.
