Beloved kindergarten teacher dies after contracting COVID, South Carolina school says Simone Jasper, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Jan. 20 A South Carolina woman retired from a decades-long teaching career before her passion for helping children learn brought her back to the classroom. She loved helping people so I think that s why she was such a good teacher and friend, said Melissa Nettles, according to WMBF. She would do whatever it took to help a child learn or feel included.
Nettles sister-in-law, Marlene Evans, was almost three years into her new teaching job when she contracted COVID-19 in December. She died on Monday at age 59, according to her obituary and Virtus Academy.
LIST: Midlands school districts modify January plans due to COVID-19
Latest addition: Lee County. News 19 has compiled a list of the modified plans, which are posted below. Author: WLTX Updated: 5:56 PM EST January 14, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. Some school districts across the Midlands have begun modifying their plans in early January due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the state.
News19 has compiled a list of those plans, which are posted below. If we find out additional information, it will be posted here.
Clarendon School District One:
News19 has reached out for any update it might have. At present, the current schedule remain in place.
SC Education Dept. supports school re-opening with additional $84 million
The funds can be used for safety measures and personal protective equipment, hiring school nurses, hiring staff, and technology equipment to support online learning. Author: WLTX Updated: 11:32 PM EST December 14, 2020
COLUMBIA, S.C. On Monday, the S.C. Department of Education (SCDE) announced that it will provide $84,264,890 in additional federal Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) funding to all public schools districts and special schools to support reopening efforts.
The funding can be used for four specific purposes, including 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.