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Posted on 03/15/2020 2:54:11 PM PDT by buckalfa
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) – South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced temporary closures for schools and updated on coronavirus efforts in the state on Sunday.
Gov. McMaster announced the closure of all schools from Monday, March 16 through Tuesday, March 31. This includes Pre-K -12, universities, colleges, and technical colleges.
A grant has been offered to provide free meals (two a day) for children to be picked up or delivered by school buses. Buses will also be used to deliver WiFi sources to some areas and some buses will deliver instructional materials.
Daycares are not included in this order, but the governor encourages them to close as well.
Officials are also seeking approval to suspend Spring testing.
Greenville County Schools All regular Greenville Co. district employees will report to work on Monday, school officials announced.
Families who need medication or other critical items may pick them up during regular school hours. On Wednesday and Thursday, parents or students can pick up Chromebooks, textbooks, and other items that have been left at schools.
Greenville County Schools will be providing breakfasts and lunches free of charge to anyone 18 and younger at 15 District locations Monday through Friday. This program will begin Monday, March 16.
The following sites will be providing meals during the school closures: TR High School, Berea ES, AJ Whittenberg ES, Welcome, ES, Grove ES, Sue Cleveland ES, Sterling School, Blue Ridge MS, Wade Hampton HS, JL Mann HS, Mauldin HS, Hillcrest HS, Eastside HS, Greer HS, and Fountain Inn ES. While schools are closed, nutritionally balanced meals will be provided to all children aged 18 or younger regardless of race, color, sex, disability, age or national origin. Children are not required to be enrolled in Greenville County Schools to be eligible for this service.
Spartanburg County Schools Spartanburg County School District announced that faculty and staff members (except those who are sick, already on approved leaves, or who are considered at high-risk for COVID-19 by their healthcare provider) are to report to work on Monday, March 16 for a teacher workday.
Any student or parents needing to pick up their backpacks, personal items, technology devices and educational materials, and medications may do so between the hours of 7:30am – 3:00pm on Monday, March 16, Spartanburg County school officials said.
Laurens County Schools LCSD 55 will be providing additional information regarding e-lessons, work packets, and the issuance of Chromebook computers to the many students.
Only essential staff should report to work on Monday, March 16
School buses delivering food. Something new everyday...
My wife is further freaked out by this.
It’s more of Trump’s diabolical plan to become a dictator, fascist state, etc, etc.
We have no kids.
And he’s a so-called Republican.
Schools here in Erie County, N.Y. were just annonced closed until April 20th.
Ohio governor is doing the same thing and he’s a republican
School buses delivering food. Something new everyday...
Sad thing is, at the rural school my grandson attends, 70 percent are on free lunch vouchers. That and I am sure there is a percentage of those students whose only nutrition comes from the school.
A grant has been offered to provide free meals (two a day) for children to be picked up or delivered by school buses. Buses will also be used to deliver WiFi sources to some areas and some buses will deliver instructional materials.
It was easy to see that this was coming as public schools were being shut down.
Many if not most schools are basically day care and feeding centers and not learning centers.
“Many if not most schools are basically day care and feeding centers and not learning centers.”
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Whatever they’ve become, the schools are nothing like what I went to in my public school years. I was fortunate to go when getting an education was still the objective.
I went through SC school system in the 70s and 80s.
They wouldn’t close for anything then.
School was a joke 8th grade on.
I used to deploy computers to different SC school districts.
It was contractor stuff but during the time of the wun, I was grateful to get that.
Anyway I caught some of what passed for classroom instruction. Comical.
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SOOOO—It’s OK to put the bus drivers into exposure danger???
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this is the agenda
What about those MAKING the food? Coronavirus distributors?
I went through SC school system in the 70s and 80s.
They wouldn’t close for anything then.
School was a joke 8th grade on.
It has been the same in California for decades.
The parents of our grandkids sacrificed and took their kids out of public schools and sent them to excellent private schools.
Unfortunately, very true.
Interesting article posted here on FR:
Coronavirus has parents looking at homeschooling.
Quick excerpt:
Whether a child is facing bullying, a challenging medical condition, or a unique family situation (such as frequent military reassignments), learning at home can provide an immediate and customized solution. And homeschooling doesn’t have to be a stop-gap measure. In fact, millions of students have discovered how home education empowers them to thrive.
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