On Monday March 30, Colleton County School District will be sending six buses with Wi-Fi capability at several of Colleton County schools to provide the community with internet access during the schools’ closure period. These buses will be available at the following schools from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Monday through Friday:
• Bells Elementary School (12088 Bells Highway, Ruffin)
• Black Street Early Childhood Center (256 Smith Street, Walterboro)
• Colleton County Middle School (1379 Tuskegee Airman Drive, Walterboro)
• Cottageville Elementary School (648 Peirce Road, Cottageville)
• Forest Hills Elementary School (633 Hiers Corner Road, Walterboro)
Users must park their vehicles within 250 feet of the bus to use the Wi-Fi hotspot, and the internet connection provided is content-filtered to prevent access to unapproved websites. The password to access the Wi-Fi connection will be clearly placed on multiple sides of the bus for maximum visibility.
Each of these sites will be regularly patrolled by school safety staff. School facilities and restrooms will not be available for visitor use, and all those using the bus Wi-Fi must remain in their cars to comply with the Centers for Disease Control social distancing guidelines.
Lunch will still be brought by the buses.
“All of us at CCSD are excited to be able to provide this service to our students and their families!” said Sean Gruber, CCSD public information officer.
