Darlington County school board votes to suspend all athletic activities through holiday break (Source: Cameron Crowe WMBF) By WMBF News Staff | December 15, 2020 at 4:14 PM EST - Updated December 15 at 4:14 PM
DARLINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – The Darlington County Board of Education was forced to make a tough decision during its meeting Monday night.
School board leaders voted to suspend all athletic activities in the district from Dec. 21 to Jan. 11, 2021. This includes practices, condition and any games/matches.
The decision is all in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among students and staff.
Both varsity and JV teams were then forced to cancel last week’s scheduled games against Myrtle Beach due to players and coaches entering quarantine.
Darlington County School Board to consider temporarily suspending athletics Darlington County School District allowing to graduating seniors to keep laptops as they move on (Source: Cameron Crowe WMBF) By WMBF News Staff | December 13, 2020 at 2:01 PM EST - Updated December 13 at 2:01 PM
DARLINGTON, S.C. (WMBF) - A Pee Dee school district will consider putting a stop to athletics in the midst of the winter season.
The Darlington County School Board will meet Monday night to discuss the possible change. According to the meeting’s agenda, Superintendent Dr. Tim Newman and Larry Johnson, Assistant Superintendent of Operations and Maintenance, will present a plan to the board on the possible suspension of sports.