Due to rising COVID-19 concerns from teachers and residents, the board voted by a narrow margin to delay the return of grades two through 12 until March.
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Board member Jillian La Serna was elected to serve as the board's new chairperson at a Dec. 3 meeting, while Deon Temne was elected as the board's vice chairperson.
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The Orange County Schools Board of Education met Monday to discuss COVID-19 updates, transitioning to hybrid learning and new Gender Support and Lactation Support policies.
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Orange County Schools required teachers return to classrooms Dec. 7, but some teachers stayed at home in protest, citing safety concerns and feeling like their voices aren't being heard.
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Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools are moving forward with plans to begin a hybrid learning model for the second semester. Here's how community members are responding.
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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. Swetha Ganesan is an Orange County resident and graduate student pursuing a Master of Public Health degree in the Department of Health Behavior at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.
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High school athletics have returned in North Carolina, although public and private schools are on different schedules, opting for different return plans.
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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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