On a Friday morning, Town Creek Elementary’s parking lot is full of staff cars. While teachers are back in the building following a severe Covid-19 outbreak last month, students are at home learning virtually. (Port City Daily photo/Alexandria Sands)
BRUNSWICK COUNTY – Town Creek Elementary has topped the statewide
list of Covid-19 clusters in recent weeks with the largest number of positive cases in a school setting, including 16 infected staff members and 21 students.
Three teachers of the elementary school, who asked to remain anonymous out of fear of retaliation, expressed concerns about the management of the outbreak. They believe cases could have been prevented had the district closed the building earlier.
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.
BRUNSWICK COUNTY – Town Creek Elementary School in Winnabow has turned Wednesday into a teacher workday due to a “staffing issue.”
The school is simultaneously dealing with increased Covid-19 activity that has caused it to transition to remote learning Thursday.
On Thursday, all grade levels will learn from home. The next day, Friday, is the start of the break for students.
According to the district’s Covid-19 dashboard, there have been nine confirmed cases of the coronavirus this week at the elementary school. Sixty-three people have been asked to quarantine after coming in contact with another positive individual.
The school system has reported 115 cases in its facilities since Sept. 21. Of those, 82 are recovered.
According to the district’s
Covid-19 dashboard, there have been nine confirmed cases of Covid-19 this week at the elementary school. Sixty-three people have been asked to quarantine after coming in contact with another positive individual.
Students will learn from home Wednesday and Thursday. The holiday break for students starts Friday, Dec. 18.
“Any additional transitions to remote learning from other grade levels will be announced if we receive notification from the Brunswick County Health Department,” Brunswick County Schools said in a statement.
The school system has reported 115 cases in its schools since Sept. 21. Of those, 82 are recovered.
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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.