The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board unanimously granted Superintendent Earnest Winston authority Tuesday to shift schools into remote learning based on COVID-19 conditions or staff shortages.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
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Ann Doss Helms/WFAECharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ bus driver shortage illustrates a widespread challenge: How can schools keep employees safe from COVID-19 while offering in-person classes? And what happens if employees aren’t willing -- or able -- to take the risk? -
PexelsFamilies or caregivers with school-aged children who missed an Oct. 15 deadline for new state COVID-19 grants will have another chance to apply. A judge ordered applications for the $335 Extra Credit grants to be reopened after legal aid groups filed suit.
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Sneeze guards donated to protect students in crowded classrooms are presenting Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools with a challenge: How to balance safety, equity and quality control.
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Steele Creek Preparatory Academy in southwest Charlotte became the first Mecklenburg County public school on the state's COVID-19 cluster list Tuesday. The list says two students and three staff members have tested positive, but a school spokesman says four students are sick with COVID-19.
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Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools had COVID-19 cases in 54 schools during the past two weeks, moving into the red zone on that metric for the first time.
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Union County’s Wesley Chapel Elementary School will be closed for in-person learning until after Thanksgiving break after three students tested positive for COVID-19.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is launching a transportation survey Monday, and the school board chair is urging parents to say “no thanks” to putting their kids on buses.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is one of two North Carolina districts with its own police force, and before the coronavirus, CMS beefed staffing up to 23 officers … or 25, depending on how you define it. Yep, two are dogs.
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Republican Catherine Truitt was elected North Carolina's next Superintendent of Public Instruction. She defeated Democratic candidate Jen Mangrum by a close margin last week.
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On Monday Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools posted its first public list of schools with COVID-19 cases. By Tuesday people were questioning its accuracy -- and the district’s system of notifying families and employees when someone in their school gets the virus.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools pulled the plug Tuesday on plans for middle school students to return in person on Nov. 23, saying a shortage of drivers now makes that plan impractical. Their start date now depends on where they go to school.
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