Opinion: N.C. Lawmakers Should Allocate the Money Schools Need to Reopen Safely
To the North Carolina General Assembly:
This past week, community members were made aware of an email that was sent to teachers in Durham Public Schools. The email gave teachers who did not want to come back in person three options. The first provided them with ways to take a leave of absence (taking medical leave, family leave, temporary extension of the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act). The other two were resignation or retirement. The email ended with, âit is our goal in Human Resources to support you through the tough decisions that many may face.âÂ
Veto override of NC school reopening bill fails in Senate
RALEIGH (AP) The state Senate failed on Monday to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Republican legislation that would have directed North Carolina’s K-12 school districts to offer in-person instruction to all students in about two weeks.
The 29-20 floor vote to override fell just short of the three-fifths majority required, so the veto was upheld. The override still would have had to been approved by the House to be successful.
The GOP measure, which is now blocked permanently, had support from three Democratic senators in a final vote last month. That would have created the veto-proof margin had the vote totals remained the same Monday night. Cooper vetoed the measure last week because he said it would threaten public health particularly at middle and high schools and asked lawmakers to make changes.
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