‘We have much work to do’ — Hurricane Florence cost NC schools more than $50 million
State education officials painted a grim picture Wednesday of the conditions facing schools in the southeastern part of the state as families slowly recover from the damage sustained from Florence. Amid the ongoing recovery efforts, the repeated message at the
"We have much work to do to take care of each other,"said
Florence caused schools throughout the state to close during last month's storm, but southeastern
"It's amazing that some of the counties are still there on the coast because it was just so bad and so much rain and so much devastation," Townsend said.
The closure of schools means an estimated
Harvey praised the child nutrition staff at area schools who came in and served meals to evacuees who were using schools as emergency shelters.
"They attended to tired, weary, anxious, scared evacuees while their own personal households were in peril," Harvey said. "These men and woman are truly unsung heroes in their local communities."
Once the remaining schools reopen, districts will have enough buses to resume providing transportation, according to
Efforts are underway to help families and school employees in storm-damaged communities.
Lawmakers have said that once more information about storm damage becomes available they'll look at other actions, such as providing money to help repair school buildings.
A coalition of education and business leaders announced last week the creation of
"We as adults must demonstrate in the weeks and months to come that we are going to open our pocketbooks to help the thousands of students and educators across
State Superintendent
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