Looking back at a year of learning in a pandemic
It’s been a year since Gov. Roy Cooper announced school districts around the state would close due to the rising threat of a national health pandemic. What was originally pitched as a two-week precautionary measure turned into an evolution of instruction that is working its way back to normalcy.
Amidst a year of ever-shifting guidelines, conflicting advice from experts and near endless political spin, educators and child care professionals have gritted their teeth and powered through it all to continue plying their craft.
“At the beginning I think a lot of us had the opportunity to be bitter and to be upset about it. But what this has made me realize is there is really no set way that anything is supposed to be,” said Charlcy Carpenter, a math teacher at Burns Middle School. “If anything, it has shown me how resilient kids can be. They have adjusted and have kept on rolling. Of course, a lot of times I miss what was and wh
Schools all over the Tristate are celebrating the beautiful souls who grace their guidance offices. It is National School Counselor Week and we are inviting you to show them, love.
Each district in the area will be recognizing the counselors all week long through social media. School Counselors do so much more than any could ever realize. They are a source of safety and consistency many times for students who might not have that in their home life.
Counselors have had an even tougher job through the pandemic working with students to find ways to help them through isolation from friends and family.
As COVID-19 vaccination clinics continue to be held across Cleveland County, a long list of residents and a short supply of doses have prompted a change in the process.
Cleveland County health officials announced Friday that appointments will now be made by phone rather than through the mail.
Previously, those eligible for vaccination received letters in the mail telling them when and where to go for their first doses. Moving forward, Cleveland County residents will be asked to call in to make appointments.
Here are five things to know as we head into February:
1. Residents eligible to receive the vaccine are those 65 and older.
The Cleveland County Health Department announced a new plan on Wednesday for when COVID-19 vaccines could be available for some residents.
Last week, the Health Department announced it could be months before a majority of Cleveland County residents would be able to receive a vaccination for COVID-19. Now, after consulting the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, that framework has changed.
Here are five things to know about COVID-19 vaccine distribution in the county:
Supplies are still limited
Because vaccine supplies are currently limited, distribution will be rolled out in phases.
The Health Department and the county are developing a mass vaccination plan starting later in January, starting with the oldest people in the community.