CAYCE, S.C. — Lexington School District Two has received personal protective equipment for students for the school year.
Teachers and students are preparing for a school year unlike any other. Many families have the choice to have their child learn in-person or virtually.
One things schools have been working toward is having personal protective equipment (PPE) for both students and staff when they are learning in-person.
The personal protective equipment includes things such as masks, gloves, hand sanitizer and other items to protect people from getting or spreading the coronavirus.
Many school districts like Lexington Two requested personal protective equipment through CARES Act funding.
Lexington School District Two says they've received the following items from the state and the South Carolina Department of Education:
- More than 10,000 cloth masks
- 250,000 disposable adult masks
- 825 disposable gowns
- 500 bottles of hand sanitizer; and
- Around 2,000 bottles of germicide cleaner.
The district said they've also bought items like thermometers, disposable kids' masks, wipes, gloves, shoe covers and more.
Street Squad plans on getting an inside look at one of the schools in Lexington Two later on this week.