Coronavirus Plans

The CMS Board of Education is meeting on Tuesday night. One thing on the agenda that’s getting a lot of parents talking about is a possible change to the schedule for next week. The school board plans to recommend that Monday, November 1 become a teacher workday. November 2 was already planned teacher workday. If approved, this would give students a four-day weekend over Halloween.

Soon, the Food and Drug Administration could give the OK for Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for five- to 11-year-olds. That could mean almost all school-aged children eligible for the shot and protected against the virus.

Community members are expected to gather before the 7 p.m. board of education meeting.

Younger students in CMS now have the option to enroll in the virtual school program. This program is for K-2 students who have documented health or medical conditions.

A group of parents have come together to help teachers and school support staff in the six schools in this area feel appreciated. Many people have heard of adopt a senior. The concept is the same but this time, it is adopt a teacher and support a staffer.

A court has ruled that Lincoln County Schools can continue with its optional mask policy after a group of families sued the district over the policy.

Proviso 1.108 prohibits the use of funds appropriated or authorized by the 2021-2022 Appropriations Act to announce or enforce a mask mandate.

The one-year mask mandate ban was put into this year’s budget back in June, but a little over a month ago, the ACLU filed a federal lawsuit challenging the ban.

The Board of Education voted unanimously in favor of the expansion at Tuesday night’s meeting.

Rock Hill Schools’ COVID call center has a group of administrators and nurse supervisors dedicated only to helping your COVID needs.

Founder and director Genesia Newsome says they have a total of 139 students and 14 teachers, with such a small population, anyone positive case can affect the entire school.

The district says 1,500 parents answered the survey assessing the need for a virtual program.

Wedgewood Church in south Charlotte is still bringing its congregation together in a virtual setting.

Chester Schools and York District One maintain they are not using any state money to uphold their mask mandates.

A Charlotte business owner explained that a viral truck billboard is actually a pro-vaccine message he wanted to share.

She says before the meeting, she spoke with her husband about their finances and decided if UCPS decided to disregard another North Carolina Safe Schools Tool Kit recommendation, she would quit her job.

Three COVID-19 deaths in one month of school. First, an Andrew Jackson High student. Then, two teachers from the same school, both within less than a week of each other.

Union County remains one of the last districts in the WBTV-viewing area keeping face masks optional.

DHEC requires every child who is considered a close contact to quarantine and the few exceptions do not qualify for all students.

Officials say four students and eight staffers at Dudley Shoals Elementary School have tested positive for the virus.

Since the last few weeks of August, the 11 to 20 age group has recorded the highest number of COVID cases out of any other group. The 0-11 age group comes in right behind them. The third week in June, the 11-20 age group accounted for about 180 cases. This past week, that number has skyrocketed to more than 7,700.

Rock Hill Schools is strongly recommending masks for staff and students inside of school buildings, but people who live and work with students in Rock Hill say masks should be required.

Some Iredell County schools going fully virtual

The announcement was made today and goes into effect Sept. 3.

East Burke High School will not move to remote learning at this time.

The mandate goes into effect Sept. 2.

This list is in alphabetical order and is split up with North Carolina and South Carolina school districts.

Information about the mandate was sent to parents and staff through email and phone call on Aug. 31.

The bill also says school districts need to vote at least once a month on whether their mask policies should be modified.

Not only is it creating hot classrooms, but some doctors warn of potentially dangerous situations for the spread of COVID-19.