Mack Ross attends in-person class at Caldwell County's Davenport A+ School.
State health officials said Thursday they want to see North Carolina schools offer in-person classes five days a week. But it’s still unclear how crowded schools can make that happen.
Two days after Gov. Roy Cooper urged all school districts to bring back in-person classes, health officials briefed the state Board of Education. Health Director Elizabeth Tilson summarized a growing number of studies that show there’s little risk of spreading COVID-19 among students — or of students spreading the virus to staff — as long as safety measures are followed rigorously.