Gaston County Schools

Native Americans join South Point High students and families in calling for the Gaston County school to replace its Red Raider Indian mascot. So far they've been met by almost two years of silence from school officials.

A new Belmont Middle School is one of many Charlotte-area public schools opening Monday. The principal says COVID-19 measures are in place and she's focused on making new car lines work.

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.

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.

Middle and high schools in Union, Gaston and Catawba counties will offer more in-person class time beginning April 12.

North Carolina teachers and other school personnel are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, regardless of age, starting Wednesday. Iredell-Statesville Schools and Gaston County Schools are offering mass vaccine events for employees on opening day.

Two Charlotte-area school districts say the disruption of the coronavirus pandemic has sharply increased the number of students who earned F's in the first quarter.

North Carolina health officials have chosen 17 school districts to pilot rapid COVID-19 testing in schools, and none of the state’s largest districts is among them.

Gaston County’s Webb Street School has been declared the site of a COVID-19 cluster for the second time this school year. The state list posted Friday afternoon shows seven staff cases and one student case at the school for students with disabilities.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg and Cabarrus County schools have approved back-to-school plans for elementary students that look a lot like what Gaston County has been doing since August. A visit to W.A. Bess Elementary School in Gastonia offers a look at how social distancing, COVID-19 screening and wearing masks all day plays out with young children.