THIS PLAN IS PENDING APPROVAL BY THE STATE. YOU CAN ENROLL FOR THE VIRTUAL PROGRAM ON THE GREENVILLE COUNTY WEBSITE. >> STATE SUPERINTENDENT MOLLY SPEARMAN SAYS SHE HAS APPROVED SIX SCHOOL DISTRICTS’ REOPENING PLANS SO FAR. TWO ARE IN THE UPSTATE. ANDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT FIVE AND SPARTANBURG COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO. SPEARMAN ALSO ANNOUNCED A FACE MASK REQUIREMENT FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF ON SCHOOL BU
DHEC: Every county in SC experiencing ‘high’ recent COVID-19 activity
Updated: 2:28 PM EDT Jul 28, 2020
Every county in South Carolina is now experiencing a “high” rate of COVID-19 activity, according to the State Department of Health and Environmental Control. DHEC released an updated map Monday night showing the entire state in the high category. The categories are based on the combination of two-week incidence rate, trend in incidence rate, and two-week percent positive. Read full report here. The rating is also important because the AccelerateED Task Force recommended full virtual learning for all districts located in a county with a high COVID-19 rating.LIST: Upstate school district announce reopening plans Most school systems in the state currently plan to begin classes with a hybrid-model, that would have some students at school for part of the week, or a fully-virtual model.There are a few districts offering in-person five-day a week instruction and others offering virtual-only learning. South Carolina Superintendent Molly Spearman said her department will only approve plans that include some type of in-person option. RELATED: State institutes SC mask requirement on school buses, approves some district reopening plans RELATED: S.C. superintendent of education addresses concerns about reopening schools
GREENVILLE, S.C. (WIS-TV) —
Every county in South Carolina is now experiencing a “high” rate of COVID-19 activity, according to the State Department of Health and Environmental Control.
DHEC released an updated map Monday night showing the entire state in the high category. The categories are based on the combination of two-week incidence rate, trend in incidence rate, and two-week percent positive. Read full report here.
The rating is also important because the AccelerateED Task Force recommended full virtual learning for all districts located in a county with a high COVID-19 rating.
LIST: Upstate school district announce reopening plans
Most school systems in the state currently plan to begin classes with a hybrid-model, that would have some students at school for part of the week, or a fully-virtual model.
There are a few districts offering in-person five-day a week instruction and others offering virtual-only learning. South Carolina Superintendent Molly Spearman said her department will only approve plans that include some type of in-person option.
RELATED: State institutes SC mask requirement on school buses, approves some district reopening plans
RELATED: S.C. superintendent of education addresses concerns about reopening schools