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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Free drive-through ‘book drop’ for preschool kids Saturday Parents with children arrive and volunteers distribute books in this scene from the Bulloch County Literacy Council’s previous book drop, in December. This Saturday’s will be in the Statesboro High School parking lot, with the Book Bus again serving as a focal point. (Courtesy of Bulloch County Schools)
The Bulloch County Literacy Council will host a free drive-through book drop for children ages birth to 5 years Saturday, March 6, from 10 a.m. until noon in the Statesboro High School parking lot.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. ‘Virtual’ parents object to on-campus tests, lax school COVID safeguards
The Bulloch County Schools, which as of Wednesday had roughly 10% of their total student and employee population on precautionary quarantines for possible coronavirus exposure, do not require face masks to come to school in-person. Social distancing is encouraged but not uniformly achieved.
But the school system is requiring, this semester, that elementary and middle school students taking their classes at home in the virtual program report to school sites in-person to take academic tests known as iReady assessments.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. No change in Bulloch County Schools operations after holiday COVID rise Claxton schools revert to alternating 2-day schedule
This week, the 15-campus Bulloch County Schools reported their highest number of new COVID-19 cases yet, but a school system spokeswoman said most originated over the holiday break.
The count shown on the county school district’s online COVID-19 daily report stood at 40 new cases among students and personnel at 4:30 p.m. Friday for Week 21, Jan. 3-9. The previous high was 23 cases in Week 2 of the school year, Aug. 23-29.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Running water restored to Stilson school after one day of emergency measures Maintenance employees William Berardis, left, and Pete Marshall, from the Bulloch County Schools Facilities & Auxiliary Support Department, fill 5-gallon buckets with water needed to flush toilets Monday at Stilson Elementary School. After a day of emergency arrangements, the regular water supply has been restored in time for school Tuesday. (Courtesy of Bulloch County Schools)
After a Monday without running water for the restrooms and kitchen at Stilson Elementary School, contractor Y-Delta successfully replaced the burst water supply tank and restored service in time for a normal school day Tuesday – normal for fall semester 2020, anyway.