Some UNC Charlotte Students Calling For Remote Learning
After UNC-Chapel Hill announced all undergraduate in-person learning is shifting to remote learning.
Homes With Grandparents Weigh Virus Risks As School Starts
Zita Robinson, whoβs 77 and diabetic, has been careful around her granddaughter since the coronavirus pandemic took hold.
Rural Families Without Internet Access Face A Tough Challenge Heading Back To School
John Ross worries about his children returning to their classrooms this fall with coronavirus cases rising in Kentucky, but he feels he doesnβt have much of a choice: His familyβs limited internet access makes it nearly impossible for the kids to keep up with schoolwork from home.
Bags Of Hope Receives Grant From Bank Of America To Help Supply Lake Norman And North Charlotte School Children With Free Weekend Meals
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.
'Impossible': School Boards Are At Heart Of Reopening Debate
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 β 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 Hosts Back-To-School Mental Health Discussion
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.
McMaster Wants Public Reporting Of Virus Cases In Schools
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 Co. School Board Member Posts Questionable Memes, Etc. On Facebook
Another Union County school board member has been posting what critics call unprofessional, inappropriate memes and comments on his Facebook page.
Mecklenburg County Parents, Teachers and Students Preparing for In-Person Pre-K
Learning for hundreds of Mecklenburg county Pre-K students will take place in-person.Β The MECK Pre-K program is county-funded and operates within four and five-star child care facilities. Itβs slated to begin on August 17th.
Transparency Concerns After Two Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Closed Because Of Positive COVID-19 Cases
As teachers return to those schools, they're calling for better communication from the district.
Mike Pence Visits NC School To Tout Reopening Plan; Now Students Are In Quarantine
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.
Local Educators And Parents Rally For HEROES Act
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.
Local Family Scrambles To Prepare For Remote Learning Amidst CMS Confusion
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.
Fort Mill School District Prepares for In-Person Classes
There are questions and concerns as students in Fort Mill, South Carolina prepare to head back to in-person classes.
"If It's Not Safe For The School Board To Meet In Person, Then Why Is It Safe For Teachers To Meet For Eight Hours A Day?"
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.
Most NC Parents Won't Have Option To Send Kid Back To School
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.
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