Temporary System Closure - Dec. 8 - Jan. 4

Due to increases in positive COVID-19 cases among students and staff, a significant number of students and staff in quarantine, an excessive number of students absent, and a concerning number of pupils sent home ill today, the McDuffie County School System has made the decision to close all McDuffie County schools until Jan. 5, 2021.  All face-to-face pupils will transition to at-home learning until the end of the semester (Dec. 16, 2020) during this temporary closure.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Face-to-face students received directions to continue their learning during this time of temporary school closure. Chromebooks and hotspots were reissued to face-to-face learners last month. These devices can be used to access assignments, which will be posted in Google Classroom. Questions about assignments may be directed to your child’s teacher via email. 

Learn from Home students, who will continue to receive their instruction and assignments through Google Classroom, are not impacted by this change.  Internet access points remain available at the locations listed on the system website.

MEALS

Grab-and-go meals are available from any McDuffie County school using the schedule below on these dates:  Tuesday – Thursday, Dec. 8-10, and Monday – Wednesday, Dec. 14-16, 2020. Delivery will continue as scheduled on Friday, Dec. 11, for those families who previously requested services.  Meal services for this semester will conclude Dec. 16.

THS END-OF-COURSE TESTING

Winter 2020 End-of Course testing is suspended, and make up sessions will be re-scheduled in January 2021. Questions about the testing schedule can be directed via email to Assistant Principal Sonya Strong at Thomson High School ([email protected]).

REQUESTS TO CHANGE INSTRUCTIONAL MODELS FOR SECOND SEMESTER

All McDuffie County schools are accepting instructional model change requests for the second semester Dec. 7-10, 2020. During this time, parents may request to change from the virtual/Learn from Home model to face-to-face learning or vice versa, depending on their student’s current instructional model. If your student is satisfied with their current instructional model, no action is required.

If you would like to request a change of your student’s instructional model, please contact your school’s assistant principal.  Contact information is listed below.