North Carolina school districts can now apply for IBM grants meant to strengthen cybersecurity via IBM.org through March 1 to receive one of the six $500,000 grants, which will be contributed via in-kind funding.
IBM points out that in the past year, schools have become a growing target for cyberattacks, particularly ransomware, which involves bad actors blocking access to school systems and demanding payment to release them.
More than 1,600 schools fell victim to this attack in 2020 alone, including Richmond Community College just outside of Raleigh in Hamlet, Burke County Public Schools just outside of Charlotte, Guilford Technical Community College in Jamestown and Haywood County schools near Asheville.
Some Burke County Students To Return To Part-Time In-Person Instruction
Some Burke County Students To Return To Part-Time In-Person Instruction
January 26, 2021
The Burke County Board of Education voted Monday night (January 25) that Burke County Public Schools PreK-5th grade students and North Liberty School students will return to school on Monday, February 1, 2021, under Plan B hybrid learning (the same A-day/B-day schedule as the system was on in the fall).
The item was passed by a 5-2 vote. The entire system has been under Plan C, remote learning, since returning to school following Christmas break. The board voted to put the entire system in plan C just before the holiday due to a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in the county. As a result of Monday’s action, Middle and High School students in grades six through twelve will remain under Plan C remote learning. Wednesday remains a professional development day for staff and a remote learning day for all students.
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With more than 1,500 comments and nearly 20,000 views on the school systemâs Facebook page, the school boardâs Dec. 14 meeting has drawn the attention of residents throughout the county.
While the boardâs decision to begin the second semester remotely has generated the most discussion, a personnel move voted on by the board caused residents to voice their concerns as well.
The Burke County Board of Education voted 5-2 in favor of promoting Student Services Director Mike Swan to become the Burke County Public Schools assistant superintendent. Board members Seth Hunt and Wendi Craven voted in opposition to the move.