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DANBURY — In a special called meeting, The Stokes County Board of Education voted to make masks optional for students who will begin returning to school in a… ....
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The Forsyth County Department of Public Health is conducting a COVID-19 vaccination survey of parents with children ages 12-15 in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. Next week, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration are expected to provide emergency use authorization for the two-dose Pfizer vaccine among young people in that age group. The agencies already have approved the Pfizer vaccine for ages 16 and 17Â â without parental permission necessary for vaccination. The two-dose Moderna vaccine could be an option for ages 12 to 17 by this summer. The goal appears to be providing vaccinations for 12- to 15-year-olds before the 2021-22 school year begins. ....
The region s education community is mourning the death of a local school administrator who believed children should see themselves in what they study at school. Rebecca McKnight, the social studies director for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, died Tuesday afternoon after a brief illness. Malishai Woodbury, the chairwoman of the school board, choked back tears as she announced the death at the end of Tuesday s school board meeting, which ended with a moment of silence. Superintendent Tricia McManus said the school district will continue McKnightâs work of making social studies inclusive. She called her one of the most outstanding educators she had ever met. ....