UPDATED APRIL 7

SCHOOLS CLOSED THROUGH APRIL 30th

By order of S.C. Governor Henry McMaster, all schools in S.C. will be closed until at least April 30th. Of course, the closure schedule can change as conditions dictate. The closure includes ALL classes, sports, sport practices, rehearsals, clubs, and any other activities, trips, or events.

NEW: SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS

Effective Tuesday, April 8, schools will be closed to ALL STAFF and the PUBLIC. We plan to reopen with limited staff and hours on Tuesday, April 21.

NEW: District Office Hours

Effective Tuesday, April 8, the district office will be closed to ALL STAFF and the PUBLIC. We plan to reopen with limited hours on Tuesday, April 21.

OFFICIAL SCHOOL NEWS

Please be advised that all official announcements regarding school matters are posted at school websites and are sent to you through our ALERT system. Any school matters posted through social media are not official or authorized by the school system and maybe incorrect.

CENSUS

It is very important that you complete and send in the CENSUS information. If you do not send in your data our school district and local governments lose federal funding as the federal government sends funds to us based on our CENSUS data.

SENIOR ISSUES

All high school staff are doing everything possible to ensure that all Seniors complete all graduation requirements by May 15. If you have any concerns with your coursework please contact Latta High School officials. Graduation, Prom, Senior Awards, etc. are still scheduled as such are occurring after April 30th which is the date our Governor has shut all schools down. If we are back in school for May we still have plans to have these events. If we are shut down through May, we will adjust accordingly and see what events we can have but we will not adjust current plans until and unless we are officially closed for May.

NEW: FEEDING PROGRAM

We are suspending our feeding program after our Thursday, April 9, and expect to resume once again on Tuesday, April 21.

GRADES

3rd nine weeks grades will be posted soon and you can check those through your Power School portal. Information regarding final report card grades for the end of the year will be announced at the end of April. This is dependent upon any further shut down of schools beyond April 30 by the Governor.

SCHOOL HOME ASSIGNMENTS

Please keep the first and second set of home assignments at home until we announce plans to receive them back at school. This plan will be announced at the end of April, again dependent upon any more closure of school beyond April 30 by the Governor. All of these home assignments will be reviewed and graded by teachers to enhance the final second semester grades.