Florence School District 1 officials discuss the consolidation of Florence School District 4
Florence School District 1 officials discuss the consolidation of Florence School District 4 By Cameron Crowe | March 12, 2021 at 6:30 PM EST - Updated March 12 at 6:30 PM
FLORENCE, S.C. (WMBF) - The consolidation of Timmonsville’s Florence School District 4 was on the agenda during a Florence 1 Board of Trustees meeting Thursday.
FSD1 Superintendent Dr. Richard O’Malley said the opportunities provided by the district will be very beneficial to the students of Timmonsville’s Florence School District 4
This consolidation could also have a major financial impact.
While most district consolidations have taken place through specific legislation, the consolidation of Florence 4 is taking place through a budget proviso.
Some Florence School District 1 employees begin receiving COVID-19 vaccine
Florence school nurses begin COVID-19 vaccinations By Cameron Crowe | January 6, 2021 at 8:24 PM EST - Updated January 6 at 8:24 PM
FLORENCE, S.C. (WMBF) - McLeod Health recently reached out to Florence School District 1 about providing the COVID-19 vaccine to some of the district’s employees.
Nearly 40 employees are eligible under phase 1A. School nurses, physical, occupational, and speech therapists.
Beth Holzbach, the district’s lead nurse, hopes the vaccine will put these employees at ease as they work with other staff, students, and teachers.
“It will provide just a level of comfort,” she said. “As nurses, of course, we interact on a regular basis with people who are sick whether they have COVID or not but potentially the symptoms that are present in the health room could be COVID.”