Federal officials say they arrested around 370 people in North Carolina this week in immigration crackdowns around Charlotte and the Research Triangle.

Although local officials say border patrol agents have left, the Department of Homeland Security says “Operation Charlotte’s Web” is not ending any time soon.

According to officials, that has led many parents across North Carolina to keep their kids home from school this week, including in Durham.

“Since Monday, our attendance took a hit. And then even as early as Wednesday and Thursday, it had increased to the 29% level in terms of the percentage of students that have been absent,” said Durham Public Schools Superintendent Anthony Lewis. “And so, what we’re seeing is that parents are still choosing to keep their children at home. Then,

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