Richland One Superintendent Dr. Craig Witherspoon and Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott served as grand marshals for the parade, encouraging kids to stay away from drugs, and let them know who they can turn to for help if they ever encounter them.
A brand new school year for students across Richland One is only a week away.
“This is not normal. I mean the day that we start accepting this as being normal activity, then something is wrong with us,” says Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott.
Summer break has officially come to an end. Wednesday morning, students and teachers across Richland School District One headed back to class for the first day of school .
Wednesday morning, teachers and district employees gathered in Dreher High School’s auditorium to kick off a new year.
The new initiative is called R1 CHAMPS, which stands for Caring Hearts And Making Positive Shifts.
Richland County School District One Superintendent Dr. Craig Witherspoon issued a statement today following the death of one of their students, 9 year-old Christopher Scott, III.
Record numbers of COVID cases across South Carolina and the spike comes as students and staff return back to school this week after the holidays.
