Chapel Hill's Friday Center COVID-19 clinic closes until Tuesday due to vaccine shortage
— The Friday Center plans to reopen operations on Tuesday.
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Rocky Mount Police cancels Silver Alert for missing 68-year-old man
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Modified, year-round WCPSS students return to school Monday
Thousands of Wake County students will return to in-person classes on Monday after nearly a year away.
VANCE COUNTY IS GOING TO REMOTE ONLY LEARNING. GRANVILLE SCHOOLS WILL BE DELAYED BY TWO HOURS. >>> TOMORROW THOUSANDS OF WAKE COUNTY STUDENTS WILL RETURN TO IN-PERSON CLASSES. WRAL'S AARON THOMAS IS LIVE OUTSIDE ATHENS DRIVE HIGH SCHOOL WITH A PREVIEW OF HOW SCAL LEADERS HOPE TO MAKE THIS ALL WORK. AARON. >> Reporter: JULIAN, IT'S BEEN NEARLY A '84 SINCE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN WAKE COUNTY HAVE BEEN BACK IN THE CLASSROOM. WAKE SCHOOL LEADERS SAY THAT SAFETY IS TOP OF MIND ACROSS THE DISTRICT BUT NOT ALL PARENTS AND TEACHERS ARE CONVINCED THIS PLAN WILL WORK. >> IT'S JUST GOOD TO GET THEM ALL BACK. >> Reporter: THE DECISION TO RESUME IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION IN WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS IS WELCOMING NEWS FOR THIS PARENT OF A THIRD, SIXTH, AND NINTH GRADER. >> IT'S A START. I FEEL REALLY GOOD FOR MY YOUNGEST, THAT SHE CAN BE BACK AND BE BACK FULL-TIME AND GET THE LEARNING THAT I THINK SHE REALLY NEEDS. >> I THINK IT IS MOST DEFINITELY A MISTAKE. >> ON THE PHONE IS CRYSTAL, WAKE SCHOOLS TEACHER WHO WORRIES FOR HER SAFETY AND HER SIXTH-GRADE STUDENT. >> THIS IS NOT GOING TO WORK WITHOUT CAUSING SOME PEOPLE TO GET VERY SICK. >> Reporter: SCHOOL LEADERS STAY DISTRICT WILL FOLLOW CDC GUIDELINES ENSURING PEOPLE WEAR MASKS, WASH HANDS, AND HAVE HAND SANITIZER IN CLASS. WE ASKED VIEWERS HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT A RETURN TO CLASS AND RECEIVED A MIX RESPONSE. ONE PARENT CHIMED IN SAYING VERY EXCITED. MENTAL HEALTH IS SO OFTEN IGNORED. ANOTHER PARENT SAYS, MY CHILDREN WON'T BE RETURNING. I WORK IN HEALTHCARE, AND THE RISK IS NOT WORTH IT. BRIAN GROCER IS CONFIDENT A RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM WILL WORK THROUGHOUT WAKE COUNTY. >> IF WE TAKE IT ON A SCHOOL-BY- SCHOOL BASIS, IF ONE SCHOOL IS HAVING SOME ISSUES, THEN YES, CLOSE THAT SCHOOL DOWN AND ALLOW THEM TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE ISSUES, BUT DON'T SHUT THE REST OF THE COUNTY DOWN. >> Reporter: HERE'S A BREAKDOWN OF HOW ALL THIS WILL WORK ACROSS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. MODIFIED AND YEAR-ROUND STUDENTS WILL START HAVING TRADITIONAL CLASSES TOMORROW. STUDENTS IN PRE-K THROUGH THIRD GRADE, THEY'LL GET IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION EVERY DAY. ALL OTHER GRADES WILL GET A MIXTURE OF VIRTUAL AND IN- PERSON LEARNING. WAKE COUNTY STUDENTS ON A TRADITIONAL CALENDAR WILL ACTUALLY BE BACK IN CLASS ON WEDNESDAY BECAUSE TUESDAY HAPPENS TO BE A TEACHER WORKDAY. >> SO MUCH TO DAY GUEST. TOMORROW WILL BE A VERY BUSY
