Evans Co. School System begins week with new COVID-19 guidelines Evans Co. School System begins week with new COVID-19 guidelines By Dal Cannady | May 4, 2021 at 4:29 PM EDT - Updated May 4 at 5:51 PM EVANS COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Students and teachers in Evans County saw some subtle changes this week when they started the final month of the school year. School officials said they studied the COVID-19 numbers and protocols and these changes for weeks before they pulled the trigger on Monday. Students walked down the hall of Claxton High between classes. Some wore masks, some did not. Monday marked the first day since the start of the pandemic last Spring where students had the option.