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NC School for the Deaf could close, hearing scheduled for next week | Schools | Morganton - Burke County News
A hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, September 20 to discuss the possible closure of the NC School for the Deaf in Morganton.
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) acquired the states three residential schools for students with visual impairments or those who are deaf/hard of hearing from the NC Department of Health and Human Services on June 1, according to a news release from the Public Schools of North Carolina.
Shortly after the transfer, the NCDPI was ordered by the North Carolina General Assembly in the Appropriations Act of 2011 to make recommendations to close one residential school and consolidate services at the remaining two residential schools, the PSNC said. Currently, the three schools service approximately 220 students.
The NCDPI will hold three public hearings for comments on the closure recommendations, which include the NC School for the Deaf in Morganton, the Governor Morehead School for the Blind in Raleigh and the Eastern NC School for the Deaf in Wilson.
The Department has until January 15, 2012 to bring their recommendation to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee. After which, the closure and consolidation will go into effect on July 1, 2012.
The public hearing for the NC School for the Deaf will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. at the City of Morganton Municipal Auditorium, located at 401 South College Street in Morganton.
Hearings are also scheduled for Thursday, September 22 in Wilson and Wednesday, September 28 in Raleigh.
Citizens who wish to speak will be allowed to sign up immediately prior to the beginning of the hearing. To allow as many people as possible to speak, each speaker will be allowed three minutes.
For those who do not get to speak due to time constraints, comments can still be submitted through an online survey available through September 30. Other ground rules may be set at the beginning of each hearing.
The NC School for the Deaf has been in trouble before when state officials launched an investigation in the summer of 2010 into a series of allegations of abuse and neglect.
A hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, September 20 to discuss the possible closure of the NC School for the Deaf in Morganton.
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) acquired the states three residential schools for students with visual impairments or those who are deaf/hard of hearing from the NC Department of Health and Human Services on June 1, according to a news release from the Public Schools of North Carolina.
Shortly after the transfer, the NCDPI was ordered by the North Carolina General Assembly in the Appropriations Act of 2011 to make recommendations to close one residential school and consolidate services at the remaining two residential schools, the PSNC said. Currently, the three schools service approximately 220 students.
The NCDPI will hold three public hearings for comments on the closure recommendations, which include the NC School for the Deaf in Morganton, the Governor Morehead School for the Blind in Raleigh and the Eastern NC School for the Deaf in Wilson.
The Department has until January 15, 2012 to bring their recommendation to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee. After which, the closure and consolidation will go into effect on July 1, 2012.
The public hearing for the NC School for the Deaf will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. at the City of Morganton Municipal Auditorium, located at 401 South College Street in Morganton.
Hearings are also scheduled for Thursday, September 22 in Wilson and Wednesday, September 28 in Raleigh.
Citizens who wish to speak will be allowed to sign up immediately prior to the beginning of the hearing. To allow as many people as possible to speak, each speaker will be allowed three minutes.
For those who do not get to speak due to time constraints, comments can still be submitted through an online survey available through September 30. Other ground rules may be set at the beginning of each hearing.
The NC School for the Deaf has been in trouble before when state officials launched an investigation in the summer of 2010 into a series of allegations of abuse and neglect.