COLUMBIA, S.C. — SC Gov. Henry McMaster has announced all South Carolina public schools through the end of March to help control the spread of the coronavirus.
All Richland One afterschool programs, child care programs, athletics practices and games, school events, field trips and all other activities are canceled until further notice.
Teachers and all other district employees should report to work Monday, March 16 as normal. Students and parents may pick up medications and any other personal items students may need from 9:00 a.m. – 1 p.m. Monday.
The district’s eLearning plan will be implemented to allow students to do assignments virtually while they are at home while schools are closed.
Learning packets also will be distributed to students as part of the plan, which was approved by the S.C. Department of Education.
Principals and teachers will provide details to students and parents.
FOOD SERVICE FOR STUDENTS
Richland One is providing free meals for students while schools across the state are closed through March 31 by order of the governor.
The district’s Nutrition Services team will provide “grab-and-go” breakfast and lunch weekdays at eight designated schools. Breakfast will be available for pick-up from 8:30-10:30 a.m., and lunch will be available for pick-up from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Meals also will be delivered to three apartment communities. The pick-up and delivery sites are listed below.
All children under 18 years old can pick up meals, regardless of whether they attend school in Richland One. Children can go to any of the locations to get meals.
Carver-Lyon Elementary School
2100 Waverly Street, Columbia, SC 29204
Rosewood Elementary School
3300 Rosewood Drive, Columbia, SC 29205
Webber Elementary School
140 Webber School Road, Eastover, SC 29044
St. Andrews Middle School
1231 Bluefield Drive, Columbia, SC 29210
Southeast Middle School
731 Horrell Hill Road, Hopkins, SC 29061
A.C. Flora High School
1 Falcon Drive, Columbia, SC 29204
Eau Claire High School
4800 Monticello Road, Columbia, SC 29203
Lower Richland High School
2615 Lower Richland Boulevard, Hopkins, SC 29061
The Colony Apartments
3545 W. Beltline Boulevard, Columbia, SC 29203
Note: Breakfast will be delivered from 8:30-8:50 a.m.; lunch will be delivered from 12:30-12:50 p.m.
Bayberry Mews Apartments
100 Cardamon Court, Columbia, SC 29203
Note: Breakfast will be delivered from 9:00-9:20 a.m.; lunch will be delivered from 1:00-1:20 p.m.
North Pointe Estates Apartments
100 Ripplemeyer Avenue, Columbia, SC 29203
Note: Breakfast will be delivered from 9:30-9:50 a.m.; lunch will be delivered from 1:30-1:50 p.m.
“This is an unprecedented time for the U.S. and other countries around the globe, requiring changes to our daily lives that we would not have imagined, but we can get through this together,” said Richland One Superintendent Dr. Craig Witherspoon. “As a Richland One family, we’ve weathered many storms before – literally and figuratively – such as the historic flood of 2015. That’s what we mean when we say we are ‘Richland One Strong.’”
