03. Good News Report
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Submitted by jenny_hunter on Fri, 10/18/2024 - 1:45pm
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Hurricane Recovery
On September 26, Western North Carolina was hit by a powerful hurricane that caused widespread damage to homes, businesses, schools, and infrastructure. Several towns and communities were completely devastated. Lives were lost and many are still missing. As recovery efforts continue, we would like to thank the following for providing rescue, safety and shelter, food and water, resource distribution and delivery, utility restoration, cleanup, and more: Transylvania County Government, Sheriff’s Department, DOT, Duke Electric, Haywood Electric, FEMA, first responders, fire departments, law enforcement, EMS, the health department, churches, nonprofits and a multitude of public servants, donors, and volunteers. Special recognition goes to our School Nutrition staff and Transportation staff, who came in as soon as they could to ensure that students had access to hot meals and that county emergency vehicles had access to diesel fuel. In our school system, athletics and extra-curricular activities were able to resume on October 8 and the schools reopened for students on October 14. We are grateful for the many ways in which our schools and the community pulled together to take care of students, families and each other, and we remain stronger for it.
House Bill 149
On October 11, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a $273 million Hurricane Helene relief bill. The relief package, the first of several to come, addresses several financial and policy needs related to Hurricane Helene and Potential Topical Cyclone #8. It also extends the statewide declaration of emergency issued by Governor Cooper until March 1, 2025. Part 8 of the bill lays out the education-related provisions, including school calendar flexibility, compensation for employees for missed days, and temporarily allowing retired employees to return to work in certain capacities. Schools closed as result of Hurricane Helene may choose to make up any number of the instructional days or hours missed, deem as completed any number of the instructional days or hours missed up to a total of 20 days, or implement a combination of both. Schools impacted by Helene may use additional remote instruction days or hours up to a total of 30 remote days. School employees impacted by Helene will receive compensation for missed workdays that have been deemed completed in September and October. For more information on the bill’s provisions, go to House Bill 149.
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