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Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District Opts For Remote Reopening
Classes will start back on Aug. 17, but students will not be in classrooms.
CHARLOTTE, NC — Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District's Board of Education on Thursday voted in favor of a completely remote start to school this fall. Superintendent Earnest Winston said classes will remain virtual "until it is safe" for students to return to classrooms.
The board also voted to cancel a two-week in-person orientation it had planned for students and teachers.
In addition to rising coronavirus case numbers, officials also cited a staffing shortage as a motivation behind staying remote for now.
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"We don't have enough bus drivers. We don't have enough teachers. We don't have enough custodians," Board member Sean Strain said in the meeting, according to WFAE. "Our hand has been forced there if we don't have enough staff to open our schools."
You can watch a recording of the meeting here:
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