Gov. McMaster announces closure of all schools, postpones elections

WSPA News7 ^ | March 15, 2020 | WSPA Staff

[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

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

They’ve already set up the school breakfast and lunches starting Monday like the programs they run in the Summer. How the kids are supposed to get there I never heard. Buses? Might as well have the schools stay open. Knew a person who worked with that once. They said never again. Turns out beggars can be choosers.

[nascarnation]

Here in Indiana, they package the grub into one week bundles and have the bus drivers drop off, or can pick up at the school.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I know some teachers who are tasked with working at the school’s food program tomorrow.

[Paisan]

I’m a machinist.

Ya think I can get some time off ?

geez...