It appears the state government in Raleigh is united in the effort to have public schools in the state reopen their classrooms.
A bill was introduced in the state House Monday, Feb. 1 that would require all public schools to offer in-classroom instruction for parents and students who choose it.
Speaker of the state House Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) issued a press release on Tuesday, Feb. 2 stating, “I join parents, experts, and elected officials across North Carolina urging every school district to use strong sources of available funding to reopen for, in-person student instruction this semester for every family who wants it.
“Student achievement has suffered long enough, and it is time for school districts to begin preparing robust opportunities for in-person remedial instruction now and over the summer. The massive learning loss of the last year must end now. The most vulnerable young people in our state desperately need a return to productive education communities that shape their development as individuals, and I urge every school district to safely offer in-person instruction this semester.”
Superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt, a Republican who was elected in November, said that she was going to push for school districts across the state to re-open for in-person instruction.
Truitt also said that Gov. Roy Cooper agreed that it was time to re-open schools for in-person instruction and that they will be making a joint statement to that effect at a press conference at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2.
The North Carolina Council of State, which is made up of the 10 state officials elected statewide including the governor and lieutenant governor, met Tuesday morning and Truitt stated her desire to move the state to in-person instruction in all school districts at that meeting.
Public schools across the state were closed for in-person instruction in March 2020 by an executive order from Cooper.
I’m still confused why GOP isn’t upset about the BIG government aspect of this. Also, it’s missing the sentence that says currently, public schools are open for in-person and remote learning with some restrictions. It isn’t clear how this legislation would actually change anything. I assume a school system would still be allowed to close in the case of a mumps outbreak and therefore would be able to close if they had a COVID outbreak – which is what is happening now. Most districts are hybrid – the state is still giving (according to one crappy reporter) parents AND students a choice so they will all still be hybrid.
You want BIG government to make the decision on if your school? That is a very big shift in the normal GOP stance. I think a town and county can figure out what’s best for them for themselves.
Well blah blah if possible you had any data on student with COVID I’d minuscule compared to other age groups then you might ask your question as to why the GOP is along our government to open schools.Joe said school’s when Science says it’s ok .Well there was a decision from Science that said to open schools .Well sleepy Joe has not opened because the teachers union did not want to .So joe was given pushback from the union,and he wilted and still no schoolsare open up north.But Florida and other southern states are open The private schools in High Point/Greensboro have been open since last fall .The public schools have not been open at All .Thanks to King Coop and Joe Biden and their flakey ness and the union’s.Why do the Democrats vote in such incompetent people to run America.All the EO’s that Joe signed the first month have done nothing to help America just more hurt.From opening our southern border and allow as many Illegal aliens as possible get in with No regard to COVID. The Democrats have no concerns for the middle class because they are opening the southern border which will cause all wages to go down and and the unemployment rate will go up because of the border activity.
X your fingers. Are they on the same page? Or not?
After a few children spread the virus, it’s my thinking that schools will be closed again.
Hopeful in NC
So what science is telling us to go back to school in person now. What’s so different than last September???? I thought the COVID numbers where way up. Is it pressure from the Republicans and maybe even the parents?
So what about vaccinating the teachers first?
Yes, yes, yes! We must open the government funded ultra liberal child indoctrination centers as soon as possible. Some of the children may begin to think for themselves if they are not under our purview! We cannot allow children to have free thoughts or even worse yet a conservative thought. All of mine were home before the pandemic and will remain there free from the influence of the libs that run every classroom from Manteo to Murphy. Before anyone says the word “socialize” you. We’d to realize that many homeschooling children have more social interaction than government school kids, that’s just a word folks love throwing around.
Wait, so you are commenting on this to say you want to keep schools closed forever. And you’re political ideology is what now?
You are openly acknowledging that education leads to people having liberal ideas? So are you also acknowledging that really only stupid people could possible be conservatives?
Do you have any concept of how homeschooling all of the children would ruin our economy now and in the future?
Wow.
It is all about priorities. Homeschooling and distance learning from home during a pandemic are two completely different platforms. After trying the traditional route, we knew early on we didn’t agree with many of the things that were being sent home. We sacrificed over 70% of our previous income in order to properly homeschool our children. Less steak, more beans, & a whole lot less liberal indoctrination crossing our doorstep. It was definitely worth the trade! One has graduated with wonderful results & I couldn’t be more proud of him. Only 3 more to go!
Can you just take a moment to acknowledge your privilege in that statement.
“We sacrificed over 70% of our previous income in order to properly homeschool our children.”
Let’s imagine for a minute you aren’t a complete loon about “liberal indoctrination centers” and consider that hardly any Americans are able to sacrifice 70% of their income because they feel like teaching their kids themselves.
Just take a minute and recognize how special your circumstance is and realize that is not the norm.
Where a mask. Learn that the civil war was about states rights to have slaves. Get your vaccine when you can.
If they can shut it down, why can’t they just as easily start it back up? Teacher’s Unions?
The answer is charter schools and home-school. The State cannot do nearly as well as an individual. We just need more individuals, before they are all gone.
1984 in 2021