Governor, state leaders set to announce school reopening deal

Gov. Roy Cooper sign coronavirus relief bills as Senate Leader Phil Berger, left, and House Speaker Tim Moore look on during a briefing on North Carolina's coronavirus pandemic response Monday, May 4, 2020 at the NC Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)

RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper, leaders of both parties of the N.C. House and Senate, and State Superintendent Catherine Truitt are set to make a joint announcement at 11 a.m. at Bicentennial Plaza in Raleigh.

After a standoff over Cooper’s veto of SB 37 and failed override efforts, it appears discussions between the leaders over how involved the state should be in full-time in-person instruction has been resolved.

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During yesterday’s press briefing, Cooper said an announcement was ‘imminent,’ and that the leaders had been engaged in discussions.