US EditionNearly 21,000 Students Absent From School Monday in the Charlotte Area, School Leaders Say
About 15% of students, nearly 21,000, were absent from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools after a Border Patrol operation that resulted in 130 arrests over the weekend.
- On Monday, Nov. 17, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials reported approximately 20,935 students were absent across 185 schools, equal to 15% of enrollment.
- Border Patrol agents were seen in Charlotte over recent days during Operation `Charlotte's Web`, which arrested 130 people on Saturday, Nov. 15, and Sunday, Nov. 16.
- Amanda Thompson described classroom-scale absences, saying, `I had some teachers report in a class of 21; they only had five kids` and cafeterias with only two tables occupied on Monday.
- City leaders including Vi Lyles expressed concern about Border Patrol conduct and noted Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools attendance totals remain unofficial pending state finalization.
- Demographic and community-response factors position this episode within broader enforcement patterns as 31% of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students identify as Hispanic, local groups mobilized, and DHS said Border Patrol arrested over 200 people.
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