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A group of Wake County parents has written Gov. Roy Cooper asking him to reopen schools for in-person instruction. Wake is the state’s largest school system.
“There is no rational basis for restricting public-school children in one set of schools while allowing private school children in the same neighborhood to enjoy the benefits of in-person instruction,” reads the letter from Anthony J. Biller of the Envisage Law Firm. The letter also went to state school Superintendent Catherine Truitt and to members of the Wake County school board.
A bill to reopen schools still sits on the governor’s desk, and he has intimated he wouldn’t sign it because it neither follows state health department protocols nor preserves the ability of local authorities to respond to emergencies. What he means, exactly, by those caveats isn’t clear.
Recently, in a 7-5 vote, the North Carolina State Board of Education accepted new standards for social studies education in the state. The process of adopting new standards began before the pandemic forced changes in education, has been vetted by many consultants and state educators, and is set to take effect.
Education Superintendent Catherine Truitt included a preamble to the standards which states, âThe North Carolina Board of Education believes that our collective social studies standards must reflect the nation s diversity and that the successes, contributions, and struggles of multiple groups and individuals should be included.â This is a fair statement and certainly a goal of all social studies teachers wherever they are.
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Republican state Superintendent Catherine Truitt, right, calls on school districts across North Carolina to bring students back for in-person classes as Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper looks on during a bipartisan press conference Feb. 2, 2021.
A Quiet But Busy Week
Was this past week the quiet before the storm, so to speak? Sure, there was a lot of news, but things were a bit slower, a bit calmer than perhaps we ve grown accustomed to over the last year. It s OK to stop and breathe for a minute. The headlines will be coming at you full-speed soon enough: The Super Bowl is tonight, after all, and former President Trump s second impeachment trial starts Tuesday.