November 12, 2025
Over 30,000 Charlotte students were absent on Monday, according to school officials.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools said on Tuesday that the attendance data showed that 30,399 students were absent. Initially, it was reported that 20,935 students were absent.
Officials said that the number is still unofficial and the data needs to be finalized by the state.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools did not say if the absences were connected to the ongoing immigration operation in the city.
With operation “Charlotte’s Web” entering its fourth day in the Charlotte Metro area, hundreds of students across four different schools staged walkouts to protest Border Patrol.
Students from East Mecklenburg High School, Philip O. Berry Academy, Ballantyne Ridge High School, and Northwest School of the Arts left class and protested the deportations of their fellow classmates.
“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.
Border Patrol agents were seen in Charlotte over the past few days as part of their immigration operation “Charlotte’s Web.”
During the first two days of the operation on Saturday, Nov. 15, and Sunday, Nov. 16, 130 people had been arrested, including a “record-breaking” 81 arrests on Saturday.
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