CMS temporarily closing after-school programs, cutting more than 200 jobs WSOCTV.com News Staff
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is temporarily closing many of its after-school program sites, which will lead to the loss of more than 200 jobs.
Those sites also include before-school services.
According to an announcement from the school board, the decision was made because of decreased enrollment and revenue.
Well this is a tough update from CMS. The district is temporarily closing many of their after school enrichment programs because of the pandemic impacts. 224 employees to lose their jobs. Reducing from 95 to 25 sites in April. pic.twitter.com/gGc8Dfm4IN Elsa Gillis (@ElsaWSOC9) February 24, 2021
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CMS leadership says theyâre ready to return students to in-person learning, but decision is up to BOE By Paige Pauroso | January 22, 2021 at 6:08 PM EST - Updated January 22 at 8:14 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - In a few short weeks, the CMS board of education will take another look at the county case numbers and decide if students will stay virtual or go back to in-person learning.
Right now, CMS says the plan is to send student back to in-person learning in mid-February. But that decision will depend on what the Mecklenburg County case numbers look like for COVID-19 spread in the community.