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CHCCS School Safety Task Force discusses school resource officers alternatives

By Katie MacKinnon | April 11

SROs are law enforcement officers placed in schools with the goal of creating and maintaining safe, secure and orderly learning environments for students, ...

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Reports highlight racial disparities in disciplinary infractions in OCS, CHCCS schools

By Madelyn Van Meter | April 5

Data presented in a March 22 Orange County Board of Education meeting showed that Black students make up about 14 percent of the student body population ...

Orange County BOE approves plans to mitigate COVID-19 spread amid spring break travel

By Brian Rosenzweig | March 9

Masks will remain optional in Orange County Schools as long as positivity rates stay below two percent. If more than two percent of the student ...

North Carolina ESL teachers navigate pandemic challenges

By Ian Walniuk | March 8

As the pandemic and associated staffing shortages have taken a toll on school districts across North Carolina, English language teachers have faced many ...

'This job is exhausting': CHCCS struggles with teacher shortages

By Ethan E. Horton | March 8

North Carolina is experiencing teacher shortages in all core subjects for elementary schools as many teachers have considered leaving their jobs — or ...

Carrboro Lions Club donates vision screener to CHCCS

By Sierra President | March 1

“I think we’ve seen more kids younger and younger who are getting glasses prescribed and getting their vision impairments corrected earlier," Exceptional ...

Editorial: Mitigating the effect of the pandemic on speech development

By Editorial Board | February 28

"Isolation caused by the pandemic has also created concern among educators and parents as we wonder what the future effects of social isolation and the ...

Orange County leaders making no mask mandate changes, will reevaluate in March

By Ian Walniuk | February 23

CHCCS will provide an update on COVID-19 protocols at its March 3 Board of Education meeting, Chief Communications Officer Andy Jenks said in an email. ...

CHCCS considers plans for non-instructional staff pay increase as it falls behind market

By Harrison Gummel | February 21

The employment study, which was presented at last Thursday's Board of Education meeting, was conducted to help Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools administer ...

'Maybe it opens the door to new possibilities': CHCCS alumnus wins teaching award

By Samuel Long | February 15

Seifts said a significant population of the students at East Chapel Hill High School are Asian, but many of them have never had an Asian teacher before. ...

CHCCS votes to invest over $860,000 in mental health resources at latest meeting

By Jenna Rupp | February 7

Stemming from a new spending plan, students in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will soon see an increase in available mental health resources. The recommendation ...

N.C. Commission for Public Health votes against COVID-19 vaccine mandate proposal

By Ian Walniuk | February 3

The North Carolina Commission for Public Health on Wednesday unanimously voted against a proposal that would make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for students ...

CHCCS moves remote Friday, OCS closes ahead of winter storm

By Susie Webb | January 20

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will have a remote, virtual learning day for all students on Friday due to anticipated winter storm weather.

CHCCS faces increasing COVID-19 case count

By Emmy Martin | January 17

Last week, there were 324 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools students and staff according to CHCCS's COVID-19 data ...

CHCCS schools will close Tuesday due to hazardous weather

By Emmy Martin | January 17

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools schools and offices will be closed for students on Tuesday due to hazardous road conditions.

A Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools bus drives toward Chapel Hill High School.

Five CHCCS bus routes will not run Friday morning

By Lauren McCarthy | January 13

Five Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School bus routes will not have a driver on Friday morning because of an ongoing bus driver shortage and COVID-19 protocols. ...

COVID-19 numbers spike for CHCCS, 103 cases in the first week

By Samuel Long | January 11

CHCCS students and parents alike had concerns about issues such as record high COVID-19 numbers, test shortages, students who are too young to be vaccinated ...

A runner circles the snow covered track around Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, NC, on Jan. 7, 2017.

Orange County Schools and CHCCS to close Monday due to inclement weather

By Guillermo Molero and Madison Ward | January 2

The district cited high winds, sleet and snow as causes. In-person and remote instruction will be canceled during this time.

Two mayors, two Town Councils and a school board: A look back at Orange County elections

By Guillermo Molero | November 30

Lying in the shadow of presidential and midterm races, odd-numbered years aren’t usually remembered for their elections. This one, though, may prove ...

A year in review for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

By Brian Rosenzweig | November 30

As school systems across the country head into their fifth semester marked by the pandemic, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is examining how to stay ...