Bess Elementary students report for in-person classes in Gaston County Schools.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg and Gaston County schools say the percentage of students earning F s during first quarter has doubled over the previous year.
Those reports echo what s being heard across the country: More students are failing their classes as the coronavirus upends in-person instruction.
CMS students spent the first quarter of this year learning from home. The district says 14% of them got at least one failing grade, compared with about 7% a year earlier. Elementary and K-8 schools returned to in-person rotations second quarter, but those grades aren’t in yet.
Gaston County opened with in-person rotations, where students spend two days a week in class and learn remotely the other three. Gaston reports about 11% had at least one F in fall of 2019, and that rose to almost 23% this year.
When they eventually return to classrooms, thousands of North Carolina students - along with their teachers - will have access to rapid COVID-19 testing.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has selected 17 school districts and 11 charter schools to receive more than 50,000 federally funded rapid antigen tests through its pilot testing program. Each school plans to offer classroom instruction for either some or all of its students this winter.
“This program gives us another tool in our tool kit to slow the spread of COVID-19 across our state and to keep children in the classroom, which we know is vital not only to their academic growth but also to their health and emotional development,” state health secretary Mandy Cohen said in a statement last week.
Seventeen school districts and 11 charter schools have been selected by North Carolina health officials to receive rapid COVID-19 tests as part of a state pilot program.
The K-12 schools will use the tests when in-person instruction is occurring. All schools selected offer either full in-person instruction or a hybrid of remote learning and in-person instruction.
The NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) believe the rapid tests will slow the spread of the virus by quickly identifying infected students and staff.
“This program gives us another tool in our toolkit to slow the spread of COVID-19 across our state and to keep children in the classroom, which we know is vital not only to their academic growth but also to their health and emotional development,” said NCDHHS Secretary Mandy K. Cohen. “We will learn from these pilot schools and plan to expand the program early next year.”
Alamance-Burlington School System among 17 school districts, 11 charter schools to participate in COVID-19 testing pilot program
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services selected the school district among 17 districts and 11 charter schools to participate in the program. Author: Carrie Hodgin (WFMY News 2 Digital) Published: 3:31 PM EST December 17, 2020 Updated: 5:39 PM EST December 18, 2020
ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. The Alamance-Burlington School System will participate in a pilot program to deploy COVID-19 rapid testing to students and staff.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services selected the school district among 17 districts and 11 charter schools to participate in the program.
Superintendent Bruce Benson said being part of the rapid testing pilot program is one of the reasons why they can bring students back on campus. If someone is showing symptoms, they will be sent to the school nu
17 North Carolina School Districts, 11 Charter Schools chosen for rapid testing pilot program
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RALEIGH, N.C. â The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services select 17 school districts and 11 charter schools to participate in a pilot program to deploy COVID-19 rapid testing in K-12 public schools where any in-person instruction is happening.
The purpose of the program is to slow the spread of COVID-19 by quickly identifying students and staff who may have the virus, especially after the holiday season.
Schools and districts selected for the program are offering full in-person instruction (Plan A) or hybrid remote and in-person instruction (Plan B).