Dept. of Ed to give SC schools $84 million to help reopening efforts
Dept. of Ed to give SC schools $84 million to help reopening efforts By WIS News 10 Staff | December 14, 2020 at 7:13 PM EST - Updated December 14 at 11:16 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina Department of Education announced it will provide more than $84 million to the state’s public school districts and special schools to support reopening efforts.
The agency will send $84,264,890 in additional federal Coronavirus Relief Fund money to be used for four specific purposes: safety measures and personal protective equipment; hiring of school nurses; hiring of staff to provide one-on-one instruction and support services for struggling students; and technology equipment to support online learning, SCDE spokesman Ryan Brown said.
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Orangeburg County School District won t participate in DHEC s rapid testing, district says
The decision came Tuesday night in a vote by the school board, after the school district surveyed the school nurses. Author: Devin Johnson Updated: 6:19 PM EST December 9, 2020
ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. Orangeburg County School District will not participate in DHEC s rapid COVID-19 testing program, according to the district. It has been moved and seconded that we take the superintendent s recommendation, not to take action regarding testing our students for COVID, said Board Chairwoman Peggy James-Tyler.
The decision came Tuesday night in a vote by the school board, after the school district surveyed the school nurses.