At Thursday's meeting, the CHCCS board decided to test out hybrid instruction this month with plans to bring students back in the spring.
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Jean Hamilton and Amy Fowler will be joining the Orange County Board of County Commissioners after unseating incumbents Mark Marcoplos and Penny Rich. Here's what led up to these events.
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The documentary, called "I'm Smart, Too," premiered Sept. 23 and includes the voices of parents and students of color in the district.
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Students and parents have expressed that remote schooling has been difficult in terms of socialization and equitable opportunities. In a CHCCS survey, over 50 percent of respondents said they would return to in-person learning Ruth Williams, the parent of a kindergartner at Glenwood Magnet Elementary School, said her son's transition to online learning has been extremely difficult The district has not yet made a final decision about when students will return to in-person learning
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Driver's education, high school athletics and a hybrid spring schedule were discussed at Monday's Orange County Schools Board of Education meeting. Athletics and driver's education will resume with COVID precautions, and the Board voted for most public school students to resume in-person learning in the spring.
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After CHCCS entered a $767,070 contract without board approval in February, a financial review found missteps in policy and made recommendations to amend spending procedures.
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Chapel Hill second grader John Wortman is becoming a local celebrity with his homemade newscast, "John News."
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After consulting health officials, Orange County Schools made a decision about returning to in-person learning for the rest of semester.
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The OC Voice is a portion of the OC Report newsletter where local residents may have a platform to talk about local issues they care about. Sonia Rao is a sophomore journalism and economics major and The Daily Tar Heel's City & State editor.
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The football team is continuing to work hard while also striving to stay safe and take precautions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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An annual report from the Chamber for a Greater Chapel-Hill Carrboro found that Orange County is the wealthiest county in the state, but racial disparities still persist in the area.
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Elementary schools in North Carolina are now able to reopen at full capacity, Gov. Roy Cooper announced at a Thursday briefing.
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The Orange County Schools Board of Education discussed racial inequity, coronavirus and returning to school at its Monday meeting.
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Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools' online driver's education program was canceled Aug. 19, while Orange County Schools restarted a virtual program Sept. 14.
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As schools remain closed, districts in Orange County are continuing efforts to feed students who rely on free and reduced meals.
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On Aug. 17, Cedar Ridge High School experienced a Zoombombing incident where disrupters yelled obscenities and the N-word and posted inappropriate images to a shared discussion board. This incident raised questions about how cybersecurity and digital safety are being handled during online learning.
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The CHCCS Board of Education met Thursday to discuss these learning centers, the end of a professional development grant and survey results from students’ families.
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The Orange County Board of Education met Monday night to discuss plans for instruction in the coming school year, meal delivery logistics and updates to Title IX regulations.
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Students and faculty at UNC-Charlotte are calling for the removal of Associate Vice Chancellor of Safety and Security John Bogdan due to allegations of human rights violations while he worked as brigade commander at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.
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Usually hosted in local libraries and community centers, the GSK Science in the Summer camp, coordinated by Morehead Planetarium, has gone fully remote this summer due to COVID-19 concerns.
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