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Education

'She was embarrassed' | Charlotte mom says she was met with NDA when trying to talk to charter school principal about daughter's braid being cut off

Education

Inspection forces Charlotte preschool to close its doors

Charlotte Fire claimed the school isn't listed as an education center so it forced an order to vacate.
Investigators

Students at Denver school spent decades learning above coal ash

State environmental records reveal almost 300 tons of coal ash were placed at Rock Springs Elementary School in 1996. Parents and a former teacher just found out.
VERIFY

Levels of walking pneumonia are 10 times higher than last year. Here's why it could be happening

Data collected from March 31 to Oct. 5 shows an overall increase in these cases from 2023.
Crime

Former CMS teacher pleads guilty after sexual activity with student

Gabriela Neufeld was accused of having sexual activity with an 18-year-old South Mecklenburg student.
Health

Mooresville teen shares 'secret' with classmates after writing children's book to inspire others

Since being diagnosed with epilepsy in fourth grade, Emery Guenther has turned her journey into a children's book to support others with the disease.
Connect The Dots

Costume safety ahead of Halloween

Halloween sees a 43% increase in pedestrian fatalities, experts say.
Helene

Tweetsie Railroad to remain closed for fall season after Helene

“Our hearts are with everyone affected by this disaster, and we remain committed to standing alongside our neighbors throughout this difficult period."
Connect The Dots

Playgrounds are becoming dangerously hot. Here's why

As temperatures continue to rise year after year, playgrounds are becoming dangerously hot. Let's connect the dots.
Crime

Ammunition found on parent of student at Sedgefield Middle School, secured gun found in car

Twice this week, adults have been charged with having a gun on educational property.
Investigations

Lawsuit alleges foster children were 'abandoned' in hospital emergency rooms

The lawsuit alleges "many County DSS of abandoning foster children in hospital emergency rooms."
VERIFY

Verify: How to tell when your child has had too much screen time

With schools assigning work on laptops, screens have become essential to your child’s education and social development. But how much screen time is too much?

CMS program aims to improve education and access to healthy food

Nonprofit warns of human trafficking uptick in western NC post-Helene

Colder air has arrived across the Carolinas, snow in the mountains

The Pacific Northwest is recovering from the bomb cyclone. Here's when the next system arrives

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'She was embarrassed' | Charlotte mom says she was met with NDA when trying to talk to charter school principal about daughter's braid being cut off

Inspection forces Charlotte preschool to close its doors

Students at Denver school spent decades learning above coal ash

Levels of walking pneumonia are 10 times higher than last year. Here's why it could be happening

Former CMS teacher pleads guilty after sexual activity with student

Mooresville teen shares 'secret' with classmates after writing children's book to inspire others

Costume safety ahead of Halloween

Tweetsie Railroad to remain closed for fall season after Helene

Playgrounds are becoming dangerously hot. Here's why

Ammunition found on parent of student at Sedgefield Middle School, secured gun found in car

Lawsuit alleges foster children were 'abandoned' in hospital emergency rooms

Verify: How to tell when your child has had too much screen time

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