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The vote was 9-0. Board Chairman Keith Sutton told ABC11 that having enough staff at schools has been a concern. That's because as COVID-19 cases rise, more teachers have to quarantine or isolate. The consideration comes as COVID-19 numbers spike across the state, but also as the FDA authorized Pfizer vaccine has arrived in the state. A slide shown at Monday's special work session showed that in October, there were about 200 daily absences that required a substitute and WCPSS had a good chance of getting a substitute for a teacher: 80 percent availability. Now, Wake County Schools has about 5...

The Wake County School Board Will Vote Tuesday Whether to Reopen Schools Next Year Creative Commons License On Tuesday, the Wake County School Board plans to vote on if schools will reopen for in-person classes in January after staff recommended starting the year with remote learning due to an anticipated holiday spike in cases of the virus.  Classes are currently being held in-person, a controversial decision that drew criticism from some parents and teachers worried returning to school amid the ongoing pandemic was unsafe. Following winter recess, students are cur...

Updated December 15, 2020 11:23 a.m. EST By Nia Harden and Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporters Cary, N.C. — Wake County Public School System leaders recommended on Monday afternoon to the Wake County Board of Education that all students return to remote learning because of staffing issues. Superintendent Cathy Moore said principals have been reporting a staffing shortage because of teachers being told to quarantine because of possible coronavirus exposure and recommended all students move to remote learning from Jan. 4-15. "It gives us an opportunity to take a breath," said Board Chairman Keit...

Special meeting called to discuss Wake County schools pausing in-person learning amid COVID-19 spike Replay Video UP NEXT The Wake County Public School System Board of Education met in a special work session Monday to discuss moving back exclusively to remote-learning. Board Chairman Keith Sutton told ABC11 that having enough staff at schools has been a concern. That's because as COVID-19 cases rise, more teachers have to quarantine or isolate. The consideration comes as COVID-19 numbers spike across the state, but also as the FDA authorized Pfizer vaccine has arrived in the state. A slide s...

The Monday afternoon board agenda includes: New and/or additional information or Executive Orders from the Governor Collaboration with and learnings from state/local health officials and the ABC Science Collaborative Monitoring implementation of our district's current plan and programming JUST IN: @WCPSS school board chair Keith Sutton tells me the board will meet Monday in a special work session to decide whether to go back to fully virtual learning. Possible vote comes Tuesday #abc11— Josh Chapin (@JoshChapinABC11) December 12, 2020 Many Wake County elementary and middle schools are opera...