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Agreement avoids layoffs of 220 N.C. Virtual Public School teachers

The Office of State Human Resources has announced a solution to prevent the layoffs of 220 teachers with the N.C Virtual Public School. More than 200 teachers at NCVPS would have been left unemployed during the fall semester. The move would have complied with a state law requiring a mandatory 31-day break in service for...

Lindsay Marchello
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Lawmakers, education officials rush to prevent temporary lay-offs of 220 teachers

[This story has been updated with additional information.] Education officials and lawmakers are scrambling to prevent the lay-offs of 220 teachers at the N.C. Virtual Public School during the upcoming fall semester.  State law requires a mandatory 31-day break in service for temporary employees. As a result, 220 teachers at NCVPS won’t be allowed to...

Lindsay Marchello

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