Colleton Co. School District begins 5 days of in-person classes in May

COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - Officials with the Colleton County School District said the school board voted 6-1 to expand in-person learning for district students to five days of instruction starting on May 3.

Current in-person students will attend classes Monday through Friday starting May 3.

The instructional days for districts schools are:

Black Street Early Childhood Center, 7:30 a.m. to 1:55 p.m.
Elementary Schools, 7:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Middle School, 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
High School, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Bus route arrival and dismissal times will remain the same.

The district released the following additional information.

Protecting our staff and students during the COVID-19 pandemic remains CCSD’s first priority. In order to keep our school facilities as safe as possible as the district expands in-person learning, CCSD continue to utilize the following practices:

District employees will have the opportunity to receive COVID-19 vaccinations through clinics hosted at Colleton County High School on March 31 and April 28.
Over six-thousand desk barriers, many of which were delivered to Colleton County schools on October 20, have been placed in all of our school facilities and will continue to be used.
Schools and buses will be cleaned daily, and comprehensively disinfected once per week.
Anyone visiting district property will be required to wear a mask, and all students and staff will be expected to wear a mask throughout the instructional day.
Students will undergo temperature checks upon entering district properties.
Social distancing will be enforced on district properties at all times. All schools will follow our COVID-19 Case Protocols.