HAMLET — With Richmond County Schools being closed for at least the next two weeks, the district is setting up meal sites for students.
Following Gov. Roy Cooper’s Executive Order on Saturday closing all public schools until at least March 30 to prevent the spread of COVID-19, RCS announced Sunday that it would set up sites for students to pick up bagged meals for breakfast and lunch from 10:30 a.m.-noon starting Tuesday.
There were initially a dozen pick-up locations throughout the county: Ellerbe Middle; Monroe Avenue Elementary; Ninth Grade Academy; West Rockingham Elementary; Hamlet Middle; L.J. Bell Elementary; Hoffman Recreation Center; Mangum Community Center; Norman Community Center; Dobbins Heights Community Center; the Annex on 102 Safie 6th Street; and South (Jack) Breeden Park in South Hamlet.
Several other locations were added on Monday: Cordova Middle School; Cartledge Creek Baptist Church; Philadelphia Community Church; Marston First Baptist Church; and Rockingham Skateland.
Children do not have to be present to pick up the meals.
The district will also have instructional packets at the schools for elementary and middle school students available for pickup from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. “to help support your child’s learning while they are away from school.”
High school students should be contacted by their principals about online opportunities.
There will also be information available on the district’s website.
