Originally published on February 5, 2021 6:32 pm
North Carolina state senators gave initial approval to a bill on Thursday that would require all 115 public school districts to offer in-person learning for all students.
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WUNC s Cole del Charco reports on a bill moving through the North Carolina General Assembly that would require all public school districts to offer in-person learning for all students.
Republican Senator Deanna Ballard, who sponsored the bill, cited concerns about the impact of all-virtual learning on children. The continued learning loss, the lack of routine, and the limited social interaction is only feeding a generation of anxious, depressed and helpless kids, Ballard said. And we can do better.
In light of Gov. Roy Cooper’s call on districts to reopen in-person instruction, the New Hanover County Board of Education agreed Tuesday night to hold a meeting on potentially reopening elementary schools five days a week. (Port City Daily photo/Alexandria Sands)
NEW HANOVER COUNTY – Just hours after Gov. Roy Cooper called on school districts to return to in-person instruction, the New Hanover County Board of Education agreed Tuesday night to revisit the decision to fully reopen elementary schools.
After an hour of comments from the public the majority addressing resuming daily in-person classes the board agreed to take up the issue next week at a special meeting. (As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, the date and time had yet to be announced).
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Tiffany Kilgore, a Wayne County public school teacher, has had two surgeries since contracting COVID-19 in August.
A groundswell of parents across North Carolina are ready to relinquish their home-schooling roles and are pushing school districts that have yet to open their doors to get students in kindergarten through high school back into classrooms.
They’ve caught the ears of elected officials.
Gov. Roy Cooper, Catherine Truitt, the state Superintendent of Public Instruction, Eric Davis, chairman of the state Board of Education, and Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, announced new guidance for the state’s 115 school districts on Tuesday, urging each to offer in-person instruction.
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