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Alan Wooten Bladen Journal
ELIZABETHTOWN Two high schools paused basketball activities, and a third school closed to in-person instruction because of county and regional coronavirus metrics on Monday.
Bladen County added 14 cases and four recoveries to its tally in the daily update from the Health Department. Emereau: Bladen Charter School opted for 100 percent remote learning before the day began, then announcements came just under six hours apart that East Bladen’s girls and West Bladen’s boys basketball teams would have no workouts or games the rest of this week.
Each basketball team was impacted by contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19. There seven individuals affected in the East Bladen girls program, and 12 in the West Bladen boys program.
Alan Wooten Bladen Journal
“I saw someone who was denied an opportunity to not only get the opportunity, but to excel. That reminds me of what our job is. … It’s about children and not grown folks.”
Dr. Robert Taylor
ELIZABETHTOWN For all the accomplishments, the up and downs that have included three significant protests in 14 months, the leader of Bladen County Schools traces his fondest moment to the core of the mission.
A student was enrolled. And later, on the way to graduating, she excelled.
Superintendent Dr. Robert Taylor will exit from his post at the Bladen County Schools within the next few weeks.