By Theresa Opeka, CJ Staff Raleigh, NC – Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed the Free the Smiles Act. The bipartisan measure would have blocked mandatory mask policies in N.C. schools. It’s Cooper’s second veto this year and a record-extending 71st…
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Education in a special called session Thursday, Feb. 24, voted 4-1 to affirm its plan and timeline to transition to optional masking inside school buildings beginning Monday, March 7, 2022. This decision…
By Katie Henry Pittsboro, NC – The following letter was submitted by to the Chatham County School Board yesterday. Dear CCS School Board and CCS Administration, Please take a moment to review the slides [link] I have prepared in support…
Pittsboro, NC – Due to a sharp decline in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks and the wide availability of vaccines, Chatham County will no longer require face coverings in government facilities, unless otherwise designated, beginning March 7, 2022. This decision…
By Sarah Tuttle Pittsboro, NC – Ms. Del Turner, I attended the school board meeting Monday night along with other parents who are advocating for our kids to have the right to breathe freely again at school. I have only…
By Nikki Hudson Pittsboro, NC – The following letter was submitted to the Chatham County School board for their Monday, February 14 meeting. Dear Chatham County School Board, My name is Nikki Hudson, and I am a parent of a…
By Amy Kappelman Pittsboro, NC – I’ve attended every board meeting this school year. So have many of the parents here. I’ve come here on behalf of my four children and the families who aren’t able to attend these meetings…
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board of Education voted at its monthly meeting on Monday, February 14, to begin a gradual transition to an optional masking policy. In the first stage that the board approved 5-0, effective Feb. 15,…
By Theresa Opeka Raleigh, NC – Following the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services announcement that North Carolina won’t be ending the mask mandate for public school children, N.C. Speaker of the House, Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, stated that the…
By Donna King Raleigh, NC – North Carolina won’t be joining the growing number of states ending the mask mandates for public school students. In a meeting Wednesday, Feb. 10, with county health officials statewide, the N.C. Department of Health…