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NCDHHS sunset COVID toolkit for K-12 schools

June 30, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services quietly issued a memo sunsetting its COVID-19 guidance toolkit for K-12 schools. “As of June 23, 2022, NCDHHS has sunset the StrongSchools NC Public Health […]

State Board of Education gets sneak peek of upcoming K-12 toolkit changes

March 3, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Members of the N.C. State Board of Education were briefed on COVID-19 policy changes and were given a sneak peek at the upcoming K-12 toolkit changes at its Mar. 3 meeting. The N.C. […]

NC House takes steps to make masks optional for K-12 students statewide

February 16, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina House of Representatives is taking legislative steps to make masks optional statewide for K-12 school children. A conference committee substitute for Senate Bill 173, the Free the Smiles Act, will […]

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K-12 toolkit keeps masking in place, alters quarantine and contact tracing requirements

February 16, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — On Feb. 10, North Carolina’s K-12 COVID-19 guidance was changed to drop contact tracing and altered some quarantine policies but kept indoor mask usage in place for all children 5 and up. In […]

House Speaker Tim Moore calls on Gov. Cooper to end K-12 masking, quarantine policies

February 10, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain) has sent a letter asking Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper to end masking and related quarantine policies for the state’s K-12 students. “Throughout the pandemic, it […]

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Union County school board votes to end contact tracing and quarantines

February 9, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The Union County Public Schools Board of Education voted on Feb. 1 to end contact tracing and quarantining processes in the district. Following a COVID-19 update, the board discussed the joint resolution previously passed […]

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Strong Schools NC Public Health Toolkit

NCDHHS sunset COVID toolkit for K-12 schools

State Board of Education gets sneak peek of upcoming K-12 toolkit changes

NC House takes steps to make masks optional for K-12 students statewide

K-12 toolkit keeps masking in place, alters quarantine and contact tracing requirements

House Speaker Tim Moore calls on Gov. Cooper to end K-12 masking, quarantine policies

Union County school board votes to end contact tracing and quarantines

NCDHHS adds CDC’s ‘Test to Stay’ to K-12 school guidance

Union County officials pass resolution calling on state to end K-12 contact tracing, quarantines

Cohen legal threat to school district exposes contact tracing, quarantine authority issues

Cohen threatens Union County school board with legal action over quarantine rules

The governor’s spending plan raises average educator salaries by 11% and rolls back the state’s Opportunity Scholarship program
Stein proposes $35B budget

The governor’s spending plan raises average educator salaries by 11% and rolls back the state’s Opportunity Scholarship program