At the Committee of the Whole Meeting on Monday, March 22, the Scotland County Schools Board of Education approved Plan A as an in-person learning option for all students (PreK-13). Accordingly, all parents have until March 30th to choose from one of the following learning options beginning April 12th until the end of the school year:

• Plan A - Four days of in-person learning, four days per week ( Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday) with Wednesday serving as a remote learning day.
• Plan C - 100% online instruction for the remainder of the school year.

• Parents who select Plan C must remain on Plan C for the remainder of this school year. Parents who select Plan A may participate in Plan A for the remainder of the school year OR switch one time and go to Plan C for the remainder of the school year.

Source: scotland.k12.nc.us

Scotland County Schools has a Covid Task Force composed of staff represented from each school. Since the beginning of the school year they have met weekly to diligently develop a coordinated plan with Scotland County Health Department to guide administration and staff for a safe re-entry into the school buildings during COVID-19.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xjYsF0wRnCoVycsQ5aeF_mI_6bryzH356O9MJDsaLXY/edit?usp=sharing

Kathie Cox is a Certified Health Educator at Scotland County Health Department.

Kathie reaches people of all demographics, she utilizes creative and diverse methods to deliver information to Scotland County residents.

Kathie has been a member of NC Society of Public Health Education since 2000 along with other professional associations. She has also earned and maintained a National Certification as a Health Education specialist since 1999.

One of her focus area’s is heat and heat related illnesses. Kathie is a Heat Prevention Specialist with Scotland County Health Department, and is working to educate county residents on HRI and to decrease the incidence of HRI. Her objective is to make information accessible and widely distributed, especially among high-risk groups such as student-athletes, non-native English speakers and seniors.

Source: Laurinburg Exchange

Contact information:

Kathie Cox, BS, CHES®, RHEd, CPST

Public Health Educator II/Public Information Officer

Healthy Communities Coordinator

Scotland County Health Department

P. O. Box 69, 1405 West Blvd.

Laurinburg, NC 28353-0069

910/277-2470, Ext. 4478

kcox@scotlandcounty.org

In partnership with Scotland Health Care Systems, Scotland High School will offer FREE sports physicals on Saturday May, 22, 2021 From 8:00am -10:00am (Last check-in 9:30am) in the New Gym for grades 7th-12th.

Temperature and Symptom Screening will take place

May

• May 9: Mother’s Day
• National Mental Health Month
• National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
• Food Allergy Action Month
• May 28: National Heat Awareness Day

June

• National Student Safety Month
• Men’s Health Month
• World Rollercoaster Appreciation Month
• National Camping Month
• National Bathroom Reading Month

July

• July 4: Independence Day
• UV Safety Month
• National Hotdog Month

Darlene MacDonald: Lead School Nurse (Shaw/SEARCH)

dmacdonald@scotland.k12.nc.us

910-276-1138 ext. 384

Debbie Mears: School Nurse (Spring Hill Middle)

dmears@scotland.k12.nc.us

910-369-0590

Nicole Monroe (Editor): School Nurse (Scotland High School)

nmonroe@scotland.k12.nc.us

910-276-7370