Lincoln County school officials, local & state law enforcement are aware of nationwide rumors being spread about the general threat to school systems across the country for December 17, 2021. At this time, there are no known threats regarding this event in the state of West Virginia or Lincoln County Schools. Our school system works closely with local, state, and federal law enforcement partners. If you encounter specific information regarding any threat, please contact law enforcement or local school officials. We take every threat seriously and will investigate and take proper precautions to keep our schools safe. We ask for your cooperation in not spreading unverified rumors on social media. Thank you for your assistance in ensuring the safety of our students and staff.
The Lincoln County Virtual School option for the 2021/2022 school year is open to students in Grades 6-12 who have sufficient internet access at home. There is a required parent and student meeting which will be held in January. The curriculum for virtual school is provided through West Virginia Virtual School. Facilitator teachers will oversee student progress and meet with parents on a recurring basis regarding student progress in courses.
Below is the link to the pre-registration form. The deadline for pre-registration is 4:00 PM December 23, 2021.
https://forms.office.com/r/fzbw3jL92z
Ranger Elementary will be in remote status starting Monday, November 15th. There are multiple positive students with widespread exposure. All students are considered possible first line exposures. We ask that you quarantine at home until Saturday, November 20th and return to in-person on Monday, November 29th, after Thanksgiving break. We encourage anyone having allergy or cold-like symptoms to test. If you have questions, if your student has more than one symptom and/or tests positive please call school health at 304-825-5238.
All students in Lincoln County Schools will be remote on Friday, November 12th. All employees are to report. School Health Services and the staff of the School Based Health Centers will be using this time to administer booster vaccines to our employees across the county. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we make decisions to provide the safest environment possible for our students and staff.
Bus 160 will not be running this afternoon. Bus 2131, Bus 153 and Bus 163 will be bringing the students home this afternoon. The students will be 20 - 25 minutes later getting home this afternoon.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause as we continue to do our very best to cover vacant bus routes.
Duval Kindergarten and 1st grade students will be remote through Friday, November 12th. All K and 1st grade students are to be considered possible first line exposures. He/she must quarantine at home and return to school on Monday, November 15th. Packet pickup will be available at Duval PK-2 on Tuesday, November 9th from 5:30 - 7:00pm. Please contact the teacher to arrange for an earlier pickup time if needed. If your student has any allergy or cold like symptoms, please consider having them tested. Contact School Heallth at 304-825-5238 with any questions.
Hamlin PK-8 5th grade students will be remote through Friday, November 12th. All 5th grade students are to be considered first line exposures. He/she must quarantine at home until Friday, November 12th and return to school on Monday, November 15th. If your student has any allergy or cold like symptoms, please consider having them tested. Contact School Heallth at 304-825-5238 with any questions.
Harts PK-8 will remain remote on Thursday, November 4th. School Health Services has been notified of multiple positive individuals among students and staff. All students and staff will be remote. We encourage anyone having allergy or cold-like symptoms to test. If you have questions, if your student has more than one symptom and/or tests positive please call school health at 304-825-5238.
Ranger Elementary will resume in person learning on Thursday, November 4th. First grade students will remain remote, a separate call will be sent this evening. If your student is experiencing any allergy or cold symptoms, we ask that you keep them home to quarantine, have them tested, and notify school health of results at 304-825-5238.
Ranger Elementary will remain in remote status for Wednesday, November 3rd. There continues to be multiple staff members with pending tests and we believe it best to wait until those results are obtained. All students and staff will be remote. We encourage anyone having allergy or cold-like symptoms to test. If you have questions, if your student has more than one symptom and/or tests positive please call school health at 304-825-5238.
Harts PK-8 will be remote on Wednesday, November 3rd. School Health Services has been notified of multiple positive individuals among students and staff. All students and staff will be remote to allow for contact tracing. We encourage anyone having allergy or cold-like symptoms to test. If you have questions, if your student has more than one symptom and/or tests positive please call school health at 304-825-5238.
We will be using a new platform to push notifications and other information out to parents. This is a trial run, so please be patient with us.
We are ready for Labor Day weekend!
There has been a recent uptick in COVID cases relevant to the Delta Variant. According to the WVDHHR map, Lincoln County remained green as late as Thursday, August 12, 2021. In anticipating the potential for increased cases and subsequent changes to our status on the map, we added COVID to the August 17, 2021, LCS Board agenda for discussion. Additionally, we requested guidance from the Lincoln County Health Department. As of Tuesday, August 17, 2021, Lincoln County was orange on the DHHR map. After discussion, Superintendent, Jeffrey Kelley, recommended the adoption of the Health Department's guidelines effective August 18, 2021. Lincoln County Schools will be adhering to the guidelines until further notice. These guidelines state masks are required on buses for students at all times and drivers when passengers are loading and unloading. Masks are recommended for students, staff, and visitors that are not fully vaccinated. Masks are required for all students, staff, and visitors when Lincoln County is Orange or Red on the DHHR Metrics map. Please review the guidelines posted on our district website and Facebook page. We remain diligent and dedicated to the health and safety of our students and staff. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
A link to the guidance is below.
https://5il.co/xeub
We are excited to be launching our brand new website and app including a redesigned district logo this Summer!
Have a great weekend!
Happy Friday!