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CMS elementary school students stretch as they return to in-person classes. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board voted Tuesday to close 60 after-school care sites in April, citing the impact of the pandemic. That means more than 200 employees will lose their jobs and almost 500 children will be displaced. Last year CMS offered before- and after-school programs at 95 schools. The sites, which are licensed as five-star child care centers, served almost 7,000 students and parents’ fees covered the cost. This year the district opened 85 sites with just over 300 employees. But Chief Academic Officer Brian Kingsley told the board that fewer than 1,000 students are enrolled, and that’s not enough to sustain the program. He said the costs have eaten through the surplus from previous years and the ....