On Twitter, an anonymous person operating under the username
ChitterChatterWake has begun to attack teachers, the N.C. Association of Educators (NCAE) and others who are resisting efforts to reopen schools to in-person instruction before the coronavirus is under control.
Tamika Walker Kelly
A tweet posted Thursday directs educators to a study that shows that exercise is a defense against the coronavirus.
“Tell your teacher friends how they can lessen their risk and not continue to fail all students in NC.,” the tweet said.
The tweet caught the attention of NCAE President Tamika Walker Kelly who retweeted the post with this message:
CARY, N.C. (WTVD) In a 7-2 vote, the Wake County Public School System Board of Education voted Thursday to move to keep students in remote-only classes until mid-February.
Board members made the decision after hearing passionate cries from employees and school administrators that shared their concern over the increasing positive COVID-19 cases as well as student grades. Staffing continues to be an issue as the school board system looks to hire more substitute teachers.
The motion was opposed by board members Roxie Cash and Karen Carter who fought tirelessly to have students and staff back in the classroom. Carter questioned the efficacy of a survey issued to teachers and elementary school principals.
After the holiday break and two weeks of remote learning for all, the Wake County Public School System is on track to return its youngest students to the classroom as soon as next week. With that deadline looming, school district employees got a letter.
After riot at US Capitol, NC students turn to teachers for answers, assurance, comfort Martha Quillin, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Jan. 8 Rioters takeover of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday prompted unplanned civics lessons in classes across the area on Thursday as students and teachers tried to process what they had witnessed.
In online forums such as the North Carolina Teachers United Facebook group, educators shared ideas on how and whether to talk with students about events that played out for hours on television news broadcasts and live streams.
Some who posted online said teachers should leave all discussions about the assault on the Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump to parents, saying teachers couldn t discuss the events without injecting personal political biases.