More than a third of Pitt County Schools students in grades three through 12 are failing at least one course, according to a report released by the district. Steve Lassiter, assistant superintendent of educational programs and services, reported to the Pitt County Board of Education on Monday that about 3,600 face-to-face students and about 4,900 virtual learners have at least one course failure this semester. This represents 36.7 percent of the districtâs 23,163 learners. âThis data is troubling,â Lassiter said. â⦠Weâre asking each other how to combat this.â Superintendent Ethan Lenker said districts across the state are seeing a large number of course failures this year as schools work to educate students during a pandemic. The Associated Press reported earlier this month that 46 percent of Wilson County Schoolsâ virtual students in grades three through 12 were failing a course this year.