Pine Ridge Middle School switches to virtual learning due to COVID-19 cases among students
COVID-19: Stop the spread of germs By Laurel Mallory | February 12, 2021 at 12:57 PM EST - Updated February 12 at 10:38 PM
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - One middle school in Lexington School District Two will go virtual for two weeks after more than 5% of its student population tested positive for COVID-19, officials said Friday.
Pine Ridge Middle School Principal Dr. David Basile says around 90 students have been placed in quarantine.
“We had probably collected the largest number of positives and close contacts that we had all school year,” said Basile.
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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– According to Lexington School District Two, applications for the district’s Limited School Choice program are now open. The program seeks to allow parents to apply for their children to attend a school outside of their regular attendance zone. The district says the option is available for students in grades K5-12 based off an identified need.
The deadline to apply is March 19. Applications can be found at Lexington Two schools, and on the district’s website, under the student services department tab.
The district says those already on Limited School Choice who wish to return to the same school do not need to re-apply, however students at Wood Elementary School who are zoned for Congaree Elementary do need to re-apply to remain at Wood. Those on Limited School Choice who with to go along with their feeder school during the transition from elementary to middle school and middle to high school will need to complete a n
R2 teachers call out sick over COVID-19 concerns as districts return to in-person learning
R2 teachers call out sick over COVID-19 concerns as districts return to in-person learning By Emily Wakeman | January 19, 2021 at 4:07 PM EST - Updated January 20 at 4:27 AM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Students are back in the classroom on Tuesday in many school districts across the Midlands, with Lexington School District Two and Richland School District Two returning to their five-day-a-week, face-to-face models.
For Lexington Two, all grade levels returned to the five-day, face-to-face model. Richland Two is currently in its Phase Two learning model, which includes five-day, face-to-face instruction for Kindergarten through 5th graders, as well as a hybrid model for 6th through 12th graders.