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Superintendent Earnest Winston will outline COVID-19 metrics that could indicate when it's time to let masks come off in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Masks will be optional in nearby Cabarrus County Schools starting Tuesday.
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Enrollment in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools failed to rebound this year after a pandemic slump, early reports show. But Cabarrus and Union County schools report growth.
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In this week's fact check of North Carolina politics, we’re looking at claims made by two Charlotte-area school board members tying the rise in COVID-19 cases to illegal immigration at the southern border.
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The split votes came after both boards heard about spiking COVID-19 numbers and the likelihood that mask-optional policies would reduce the number of students able to attend in person.
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With Cabarrus County health officials asking local schools to require masks as COVID-19 cases surge, the Kannapolis school board voted Monday night to mandate face coverings.
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This week, as the Cabarrus County school board debated whether to require masks in schools, one member said illegal immigration is the main reason COVID-19 cases are going up. The school board chair says her colleague’s claim "doesn’t make sense."
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With the start of school about three weeks away, North Carolina's school districts have a hodgepodge of COVID-19 masking policies that may continue to change. Here's what they mean for students, parents and employees.
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Cabarrus, Catawba and Caldwell County schools Monday joined Mooresville, Union County and Rowan-Salisbury in declaring masks optional when schools open in August. The decisions come despite rising COVID-19 cases and state guidance urging mandatory masks in grades K-8.
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Dozens of speakers packed the Government Center on Tuesday to tell the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board how they do and don’t want schools to deal with racism. Some warned against teaching critical race theory in K-12 schools, while others said they support diversity, inclusion and anti-racism.
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services revised its school safety guidelines last month based on updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Temperature checks and symptom screening as students arrive are no longer recommended.