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Uncertainty with schools amid pandemic driving learner’s permit issues

NORTH CAROLINA — The uncertainty with schools during the coronavirus pandemic is also driving issues at the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Right now, thousands of teenage drivers are in a holding pattern as they wait to finish their driver’s education so they can get their learner’s permit.

Getting your driver’s permit is a big step as a teenager, but thousands across the Charlotte area haven’t been able to finish their driver’s education in order to take the test at the DMV.

Watch the video above as Channel 9′s Gina Esposito speaks with leaders in one schools district about how they are handling the back ups and when those programs will be up and running again.