‘Fair compromise’: Bipartisan agreement will move all NC elementary school students back to classrooms
RALEIGH, NC (WTVD) — North Carolina Republicans and Democrats came together Wednesday morning to announce an agreement on reopening schools.
“Today the bill before you, tells schools when and how (to reopen). The good news is that we all want the same thing, to open our schools to in-person instruction for all students and to do it safely with important emergency protections,” Gov. Roy Cooper said.
Cooper was joined by Senate Leader Phil Berger, Senate Minority Leader Dan Blue, House Speaker Tim Moore and House Minority Leader Robert Reives to announce a bipartisan plan to return all public elementary schools to Plan A–which is all in-person learning.
Cooper did clarify that elementary school parents would still be allowed to keep their children in virtual academies if they chose to do so.
“There is a full option for a parent to chose a virtual option for their children,” Cooper said.
Middle and high schools can decide on a district-by-district basis if they will move to Plan A or Plan B (blended in-person and virtual learning).
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