School supplies donations can be delivered to 14 locations throughout Onslow County. Organizations are working to make sure that no child is left behind.
All school districts in North Carolina have returned to at least some in-person learning, but if you’re preparing your kids to make the transition from remote to in-person learning, mental health professionals say you should start now.
Quarantined Swansboro High School students are returning to the classroom, according to school officials, after a cluster of cases was confirmed less than two weeks ago.
The Onslow County School Board voted unanimously in a special meeting Wednesday to send middle and high school students back to fully in-person learning for the first time in a year.
Sebrana Daniels’ son DeLeon was sent an invitation to a chatroom used by his teacher to communicate with students learning remotely. Inside, dozens of people sending phone numbers, addresses and explicit photos.
Educators fall in Phase 2 of North Carolina’s vaccination rollout plan. Onslow County is vaccinating teachers who have filled gaps in the school system for the vaccination effort.
One returning and two new members of the Onslow County School Board were sworn-in to office Tuesday night, including one who is the subject of a petition aimed at removing him.
The Onslow County Board of Education is expected to vote in a special meeting called Monday on a plan to send elementary school students back to fully in-person learning as early as October. School Board Chair Pam Thomas told WITN News she expects that vote to pass.
Children Eating Healthy on Weekends, or C.H.E.W., of Onslow County is kicking off the new school year . The program, overseen by United Way of Onslow County, provides meals to students while they’re not in school.
More than 15,000 school supplies and about $2,700 were donated to United Way of Onslow County during its annual Stuff the Bus campaign last weekend. This week, they were distributed to the students who need them.
Onslow County teachers are putting pressure on the school board to move back to fully-remote learning. Chairwoman Pam Thomas says they don't have a specific scenario that would happen for them to consider it.
A look inside the 2020-2021 school year. Onslow County school officials say they’ve been working since May to settle the plans for the new school year.
Onslow County Schools is persisting with in-person classes despite rising case numbers. The county recorded the highest case count in a single day on July 31, and has seen an 8% infection rate.
Onslow County is offering its first Saturday back-to-school immunization clinic. The clinic is held normally Monday through Friday, and typically has an additional event in schools in September, but because of the pandemic, the health department opened two Saturday clinics.
There are no out-of-pocket costs. Insurances will be billed. And for those without insurance, vaccines are provided at no cost through the Vaccines for Children Program.
Although school district officials say they were hoping for a complete return to school, Onslow County is rolling out the new year with a blend of in-person and remote learning.
United Way donated over 5,000 masks to Onslow County Schools, which Superintendent Barry Collins says will be enough to distribute at least one to every teacher and staff.
Experts at Brynn Marr Hospital say it’s important to have an open and honest conversation with your child about what to expect this upcoming school year.
Tuesday's announcement by Governor Roy Cooper that schools across North Carolina will be reopening under the state’s Plan B was not what Onslow County Schools was hoping to hear.
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