Education

In School Districts That Opted For Plan B, Some COVID-19 Worries Persist

WUNC | By Stacia Brown,

Anita Rao

Published September 3, 2020 at 4:20 PM EDT

More than 60% of North Carolina’s student population attends school in a district that started the fall quarter with remote-only instruction. But some county school districts, including Buncombe, Onslow, Gaston, Union and Harnett decided to start the new school year under Plan B, which provides partial in-person instruction.

Though in-person school varies according to district, each includes some remote education, as well as the Plan C option for families that would prefer to remain entirely online. Carolina Public Press lead investigative reporter Kate Martin spoke to teachers and administrators at a few of the Plan B district schools. She joins host Anita Rao to discuss safety plans, reports of positive COVID-19 cases and contingencies.

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Stacia Brown

Stacia L. Brown is a writer and audio storyteller who has worked in public media since 2016, when she partnered with the Association of Independents in Radio and Baltimore's WEAA 88.9 to create The Rise of Charm City, a narrative podcast that centered community oral histories. She has worked for WAMU’s daily news radio program, 1A, as well as WUNC’s The State of Things. Stacia was a producer for WUNC's award-winning series, Great Grief with Nnenna Freelon and a co-creator of the station's first children's literacy podcast, The Story Stables. She served as a senior producer for two Ten Percent Happier podcasts, Childproof and More Than a Feeling. In early 2023, she was interim executive producer for WNYC’s The Takeaway.

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Anita Rao

Anita Rao is an award-winning journalist, host, creator, and executive editor of "Embodied," a weekly radio show and podcast about sex, relationships & health.

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