From remote learning to transportation costs to school meals, North Carolina’s winter storms are presenting an array of challenges for school districts.
Gov. Josh Stein has declared a state of emergency, and much of the state is coping with significant snowfall and extremely cold temperatures. “This has truly been a historic storm that will be talked about for decades to come,” said the National Weather Service, as reported by The New York Times.
In a letter emailed to state legislative leaders on Sunday, Feb. 1, Guilford County Schools Superintendent Whitney Oakley wrote, “Multiple Piedmont districts have exhausted allocated remote learning days due to early December weather and this week’s prolonged ice conditions. Another significant winter storm is … leaving us with no options to ensure student and staff safety while maintaining instructional continuity.”…