CMS teachers want to be a priority when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine
As CMS prepared to head back to the classroom, teachers are pushing to make them a priority no matter their age. Author: Lexi Wilson (WCNC) Updated: 6:29 PM EST February 5, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. CMS leaders said Friday afternoon that the in-person return dates set by the board remain in place.
Elementary and K-8 students will return to the classroom on Feb. 15. Middle and high school students will not returns until Feb. 22.
Meanwhile, teachers say they want to be a priority when it comes to the vaccine. Novant and CMS are now teaming up to take care of school staff and get teachers 65 years or older vaccinated over the weekend.
COVID-19 has not been kind to cursive-instruction efforts in the Charlotte area.
State-mandated cursive writing lessons were among the casualties of the pandemic in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools last year, a new state report says.
In 2013, the North Carolina General Assembly passed what was dubbed the Back to Basics law, requiring elementary schools to teach cursive writing and have students memorize multiplication tables. It was part of a nationwide pushback against Common Core standards.
Last school year, 83% of school districts and 87% of charter schools met the requirements for cursive lessons, according to a report being presented to the state Board of Education Wednesday. CMS and Union County Public Schools were among the minority that did not.
Henderson Co. Schools to begin COVID-19 vaccinations for staff on Wed. By 14 News Staff | February 1, 2021 at 10:13 AM CST - Updated February 3 at 5:45 AM
HENDERSON CO., Ky. (WFIE) - Some staff members with Henderson County Schools will get their COVID-19 vaccines starting Wednesday.
In a press release, school officials say they are partnering with Wal-Mart Pharmacy to administer the Moderna vaccine for their staff members.
They say, employees of Henderson County Schools, who voluntarily signed up to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, will receive their Moderna vaccine starting on Wednesday, February 3.
They tell us this will be the first of 11 clinics that will be held for staff around the district and at Wal-Mart Pharmacy.
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Some NC schools have begun vaccinating staff; What s Henderson County s plan?
While most teachers have to wait for their COVID-19 shots, a few districts have offered vaccines to their staff.
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With many North Carolina teachers still weeks, if not months, away from receiving COVID-19 vaccines, a few districts have already helped give shots to hundreds of staff members.
Jackson County Public Schools in Western North Carolina dismissed students early Jan. 22 so staff could get vaccinated. Since last week, public school employees in Rutherford County, Swain County and Union County received their first vaccine doses as well. In the Triad, Davie County Schools will make shots available to employees on Wednesday.
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A handful of NC school districts have begun vaccinating employees
While most teachers have to wait for their COVID-19 shots, a few districts have offered vaccines to their staff.
Brian Gordon
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With many North Carolina teachers still weeks, if not months, away from receiving COVID-19 vaccines, a few districts have already helped give shots to hundreds of staff members.
On Friday, Jackson County Public Schools in Western North Carolina dismissed students early so staff could get vaccinated. Since last week, public school employees in Rutherford County, Swain County, and Union County received their first vaccine doses as well. In the Triad, Davie County Schools will make shots available to employees on Wednesday.