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Former Giles County school employee charged with crimes against minor
Read full article: Former Giles County school employee charged with crimes against minorA former Giles County Public Schools employee has been arrested and charged for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a minor, according to the sheriff’s office.
Giles Co. Public Schools holding virtual day on Wednesday, March 6 due to boil water notice
Read full article: Giles Co. Public Schools holding virtual day on Wednesday, March 6 due to boil water noticeGiles County students will be attending school virtually on Wednesday, March 6 due to a recently-issued boil water notice.
Parents speak out about alleged insensitive comments made by Giles County teachers
Read full article: Parents speak out about alleged insensitive comments made by Giles County teachersParents in Giles County are speaking out after teachers at Macy McClaugherty Elementary School allegedly sent insensitive messages about their students.
Giles County Public Schools announce six COVID-19 cases across four schools
Read full article: Giles County Public Schools announce six COVID-19 cases across four schools(Copyright 2020 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.) GILES COUNTY, Va. – Giles County Public Schools announced six new coronavirus cases across four different schools as of Friday. Here’s a breakdown of the cases and what schools are impacted:Eastern Elementary/Middle School has one presumptive positive studentGiles High School has two positive staff members and one positive studentNarrows High School has one positive studentGiles County Technology Center has one positive student“We will continue to review and stress the importance of following the proper practices each day,” officials wrote in the Facebook announcement,
Giles County Public Schools sees total of 11 COVID-19 cases
Read full article: Giles County Public Schools sees total of 11 COVID-19 casesGILES COUNTY, Va. School leaders in Giles County said Wednesday theyve seen a cumulative total of 11 COVID-19 cases among their students and staff members. Here is the breakdown of reported cases, according to the superintendent of Giles County Public Schools, Terry Arbogast:Six student cases at Giles High School (Five of whom also attend Giles Technology Center part of the day)One student case at Narrows High (This person also attends Giles Technology Center part of the day)One student case at Giles Technology CenterTwo staff members cases at Giles Technology CenterOne staff member case at Narrows Elementary/Middle SchoolGiles County Public Schools will stay open. School leaders said theyre working with the health department on contact tracing. School leaders said parents should continue to monitor their families' health and look for COVID-19 symptoms.
Giles County schools to assess current condition, future plans for schools
Read full article: Giles County schools to assess current condition, future plans for schoolsGILES COUNTY, Va. – Giles County Public Schools has announced that it will work with an architecture firm to assess the current condition of schools and come up with plans for the future. The assessment will take a look at the current condition as well as the present and future efficiency of school facilities. School officials say this will help them identify immediate and long term needs, such as educational needs, space needs, HVAC needs and more. Once the school system’s needs are identified, plans for the next five, 10, 20 and possibly even 30 years will be developed. The information that is gathered through this process will be presented to the Giles County School Board, which will evaluate the findings and determine what comes next.