issued the following announcement on Sep 4.
Recognizing the growing harms to children who are out of school and relying solely on remote instruction, including negative impacts on academic and mental health and food insecurity, the StrongSchools Toolkit, the NCDHHS-required COVID-19 guidance for all NC public school units, including traditional public schools and charter schools, was updated on August 10, 2021.
Original source can be found here.
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