UPDATE: All Town Creek Elementary students move to remote learning Wednesday, Brunswick County Schools to revert to Plan C after Christmas break
Brunswick County school leaders change plans for students By WECT Staff | December 15, 2020 at 5:18 PM EST - Updated December 15 at 11:50 PM
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The latest decision made by Brunswick County Schools moves all Town Creek Elementary School students (not just third grade) to remote learning Wednesday and for the rest of this week. The school currently has nine positive cases; contact tracing led to 63 people in self-quarantine.
The Brunswick County Board of Education on Tuesday voted for all schools to revert to Plan C, remote-only learning, following the upcoming Christmas break. The move to Plan C would run through Jan. 18, for now.
All Brunswick County students will begin the second semester remotely.
School board members decided to move to Plan C, or 100% remote learning, at all grade levels after learning about current COVID-19 trends earlier today, according to a press release from the district.
As of Tuesday, there are 33 positive and actively quarantined cases throughout the school system, according to the school s COVID-19 dashboard. The highest number of cases is at Town Creek Elementary, where there are nine cases.
In addition, there are more than 230 people who are quarantined due to close contact with someone who tested positive. Town Creek Elementary again has the highest number with 63 people quarantined. Since Sept. 21, Brunswick County Schools reports there have been 115 total positive cases throughout the school system.
BCS: Town Creek Elementary 3rd graders transitioning to 100 percent remote learning for last two days before break
BCS: Town Creek Elementary 3rd graders transitioning to 100 percent remote learning for last two days before break By WECT Staff | December 15, 2020 at 1:32 PM EST - Updated December 15 at 4:10 PM
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Third graders at Town Creek Elementary School will transition to 100 percent remote learning on Wednesday, Dec. 16, and Thursday, Dec. 17, due to increased COVID-19 activity, Brunswick County Schools announced Tuesday.
This change only will affect the school’s third graders.
The school begins its holiday break on Friday, Dec. 18.