Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools on Tuesday, Nov. 18 said that 30,399 students were absent from school on Monday, Nov. 17. Officials initially reported that 20,935 students were absent on Monday.
According to the district, the number of absences was updated overnight Monday into Tuesday. The new number — nearly 30,399 — was reportedly unofficial.
The data still needed to be finalized by the state, the district said.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools did not say whether the absences were connected to a Border Patrol operation underway in the city.
Hundreds of students stage walkouts
Border Patrol agents launched an immigration operation in Charlotte and surrounding areas on Saturday, Nov. 15. The operation, dubbed “Charlotte’s Web.”
Hundreds of students staged walkouts on Tuesday to protest the federal immigration operation. The walkouts happened across four different schools in the area.
Students from East Mecklenburg High School, Philip O. Berry Academy, Ballantyne Ridge High School, and Northwest School of the Arts left class to protest.
“I think this is a direct contact for students to be able to say something and voice their opinion in a positive way,” said parent Portia Jones.
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