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State OKs Two Virtual Schools For Guilford County

BETHANY CHAFIN/WFDD

Guilford County Schools has received state approval to create two new virtual academies.  

An online option for families and teachers will be available even if schools open up for in-person classes in August.

The News & Record reports that the Guilford eLearning Virtual Academy will focus on grades K-5, while the Guilford eLearning University Prep Academy will be made available for grades 6-12.

Over 150 people are on a task force charged with developing plans for the coming school year. School board members will discuss scenarios for reopening during an online work session Thursday.

According to a news release, the district is planning for three possible options, with the likeliest being a blend of in-person and remote learning.

Chief of Staff Nora Carr says much is up in the air as educators await further instruction from the governor and the Department of Health and Human Services.

For the most up-to-date information on coronavirus in North Carolina, visit our Live Updates blog here. WFDD wants to hear your stories — connect with us and let us know what you're experiencing.

Neal Charnoff joined 88.5 WFDD as Morning Edition host in 2014. Raised in the Catskill region of upstate New York, he graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1983. Armed with a liberal arts degree, Neal was fully equipped to be a waiter. So he prolonged his arrested development bouncing around New York and L.A. until discovering that people enjoyed listening to his voice on the radio. After a few years doing overnight shifts at a local rock station, Neal spent most of his career at Vermont Public Radio. He began as host of a nightly jazz program, where he was proud to interview many of his idols, including Dave Brubeck and Sonny Rollins. Neal graduated to the news department, where he was the local host for NPR's All Things Considered for 14 years. In addition to news interviews and features, he originated and produced the Weekly Conversation On The Arts, as well as VPR Backstage, which profiled theater productions around the state. He contributed several stories to NPR, including coverage of a devastating ice storm. Neal now sees the value of that liberal arts degree, and approaches life with the knowledge that all subjects and all art forms are connected to each other. Neal and his wife Judy are enjoying exploring North Carolina and points south. They would both be happy to never experience a Vermont winter again.

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