Schedule for item pickup for Rowan-Salisbury Schools

Published 7:37 pm Sunday, March 15, 2020

Monday is a teacher workday for Rowan-Salisbury Schools to prepare for a minimum two-week closure in response to the coronavirus outbreak. During the two-week closure, Rowan-Salisbury Schools plans to provide educational materials for students to work on.

Parents will have an opportunity to pick up devices, materials or their children’s personal belongings that may be at school.

The following is a schedule provided by Rowan-Salisbury Schools with instructions for when and how to retrieve a student’s items.

Parents are advised to call their child’s school with any questions.

ELEMENTARY 

• Elementary schools with 7:30 a.m. start time: There will be a “car rider” line pickup from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m

There will be a bus delivery route at 2:40 p.m. to deliver items to students who normally ride the bus. Students should report to their bus stops at their normal drop-off times in order to receive needed items. Any K-2 student who will be receiving items at a bus stop should report to the stop with an adult in order to receive their iPad. 

One final opportunity will be provided from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the car rider line area for pickup. 

If parents come to campus, a staff member will meet parents at the car and assist them in getting their needed items. 

If a student has medications on campus that will be needed during closure, parents should come to the school during car rider times to pick these up for their student. 

• Elementary schools with 8:30 a.m. start time: There will be a “car rider” line pickup from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. 

There will be a bus delivery route at 3:40 p.m. to deliver items to students who normally ride the bus. Students should report to their bus stops at their normal drop-off times in order to receive needed items. Any K-2 student who will be receiving items at a bus stop should report to the stop with an adult in order to receive an iPad. 

One final opportunity will be provided from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the car rider line area for pickup. 

If parents come to campus, a staff member will meet them at the car and assist them in getting their needed items. 

If a student has medications on campus that will be needed during closure, parents should come to the school during car rider times to pick these up for their student. 

MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLS 

• Middle and high schools with 7:30 a.m. start time: There will be a “car rider” line pickup from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. 

There will be a bus delivery route at 2:40 p.m. to deliver items to students who normally ride the bus. Students should report to bus stops at their normal drop-off times in order to receive their needed items. 

One final opportunity will be provided from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the car rider line area for pickup. 

If parents come to campus, a staff member will meet parents at the car and assist them in getting their needed items.

If a student has medications on campus that will be needed during closure, parents should come to the school during car rider times to pick these up for their student. 

• Middle and high schools with 8:30 a.m. start time: There will be a “car rider” line pickup from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. 

There will be a bus delivery route at 3:40 p.m. to deliver items to students who normally ride the bus. Students should report to bus stops at their normal drop-off times in order to receive needed items. 

One final opportunity will be provided from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the car rider line area for pickup. 

If parents come to campus, a staff member will meet parents at the car and assist them in getting their needed items. 

If a student has medications on campus that will be needed during closure, parents should come to the school during car rider times to pick these up for their student. 

About Carl Blankenship

Carl Blankenship has covered education for the Post since December 2019. Before coming to Salisbury he was a staff writer for The Avery Journal-Times in Newland and graduated from Appalachian State University in 2017, where he was editor of The Appalachian.

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