CMS will be waiving the three days students and teachers were forced to take off due to Florence.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will be waiving the three days students and teachers were forced to take off due to Florence.

Prior to the decision Wednesday, CMS initially planned to force teachers to use their own personal days to make up for the time they took off during Florence.

CMS' Brian Hacker said in a release that their decision means "any exempt employee who took leave of any sort for September 13, September 14 and/or September 17 will have that leave credited back to their leave balance."

Non-exempt employees will be allowed to earn back the income lost during this current pay period within a subsequent pay period and on a previously calendared teacher work day, Hacker said in a release.