The new Benjamin E. Mays Family Center at 850 Sunny Acres Road, Pacolet is scheduled to open in September. The building was formerly used by Spartanburg School District 3 for
Community event leads to Middle School of Pacolet to move to e-learning this week Share Updated: 5:43 PM EST Feb 10, 2021 Community event leads to Middle School of Pacolet to move to e-learning this week Share Updated: 5:43 PM EST Feb 10, 2021
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Show Transcript JANE: THANKS, FREDERICK. A MIDDLE SCHOOL IN SPARTANBURG WILL BE ON AN E-LEARNING PLAN FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK, AFTER A COMMUNITY EVENT. SPARTANBURG COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 3 OFFICIALS, SAID PACOLET MIDDLE SCHOOL IS ON E-LEARNING RIGHT NOW. THEY SAYS THAT A NON-SCHOOL AFFILIATED COMMUNITY EVENT LED TO SEVERAL CLOSE CONTACTS TO POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES. THE DISTRICT ALSO SAID THE EVENT, AND CLOSE CONTACTS AT SCHOOL, WITH A POSITIVE CASE, LEFT MANY STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF, EXPOSED. THEY SAY CREWS ARE DEEP CLEANING THE SCHOOL EVERYDAY WHILE THE STUDENTS ARE E-LEARNING, SO
Spartanburg County s seven school districts are reporting approximately 1,100 new cases of COVID-19 since Oct. 12, according to information obtained by the Herald-Journal.
The 1,100 cases are more than triple the estimated 350 cases reported during October for the first nine weeks.
The increase in cases is being reported at the same time as the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported on Tuesday that there were 210 new confirmed COVID -19 cases in Spartanburg County. Since the start of the pandemic, the county has had a total of 14,668 cases and 301 deaths.
To help school districts bring students back into the classroom full time and in a safe manner in January, the S.C. Department of Education announced Monday its plans to provide additional funding to all public school districts to support the reopening efforts. The SCDE promised an additional $84.3 million from the Coronavirus Relief Fund to be used to reimburse expenses incurred since July 1, and t