Cotswold Elementary students got temperature checks when they reported for in-person classes in November.
Tuesday night the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board greenlighted plans to bring students back for in-person classes starting Monday, Feb. 15. But first, members heard from some people who say they’re moving too fast and others who say the plan doesn’t go far enough.
The board meeting was the final checkpoint before students return to classrooms. They’ve all been learning remotely since December when COVID-19 rates in the community spiked. Now, with numbers coming down, there was no move to delay the return plan the board approved last month.
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported more than 400 school-age children in Mecklenburg County tested positive for COVID-19 last week.
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The state reports that just over 400 school-age children in Mecklenburg County tested positive for COVID-19 last week. But Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, which serves almost three-quarters of that population, reported only 37 student cases that week. That had school board members questioning the effectiveness of contact tracing Tuesday.
Linking COVID-19 cases to CMS is complicated by the fact that middle and high schools have been in remote learning since March. Elementary and K-8 schools returned in the fall, but have been in remote mode since shortly before winter break.
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Spec s fine wine buyer Bear Dalton stands in the champagne aisle at Spec s Friday, Dec. 15, 2017 in Houston. ( Michael Ciaglo / Houston Chronicle)Michael Ciaglo, Houston Chronicle / Houston ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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George DeMontrond III and Bear Dalton at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo 2008 Rodeo Uncorked! Champion Wine Auction and Dinner Saturday March 08,2008.(Dave Rossman/For the Chronicle)Dave Rossman, Freelance / For the ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Wine Auction comitee chairman, Charles Bear Dalton, begins the bidding at the Houston Rodeo Wine Auction, in Houston, Texas, on Saturday, March 3, 2007.ERIN TRIEB, Freelance / For the ChronicleShow MoreShow Less