03/15/2020 Contact: Stephen Rea
For Immediate Release 252.241.1630
stephen.rea [at] carteretcountync.gov
Carteret County COVID-19 Carteret County Public School System
Press Release #6
Morehead City, NC – Statement from Carteret County Public School System Interim Superintendent
Richie Paylor:
Schools across the state are closed through at least March 30. Please know our focus continues to
be on our students, our employees and all their families, with health and well-being at the top of
the list.
Students may go to their school tomorrow, March 16, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. to pick up personal items
and any prescribed medications. The time students are at the school should be short, and students
should be focused on the task at hand – getting their personal items. If your student cannot get to
school tomorrow, please call the school office to make other arrangements to pick up belongings.
Meals will be provided free of charge as usual to students. These meals will be available each
weekday at five school sites and at six neighborhood locations beginning tomorrow, Monday. Meals
can be picked up from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Beaufort Middle School, Bogue Sound Elementary School,
Down East Middle School, Morehead City Primary School and Newport Elementary School, as well as
Carteret County Apartments in Beaufort, Crystal Coast Apartments in Newport, East Carolina Housing
Authority in Morehead City, Eastport at the Park in Beaufort, Beaufort Housing Authority in
Beaufort, and Blue Point Bay Apartments in Newport. Students will be given a lunch and breakfast
for the next day, each day. There is a possibility of adding other meal drop off locations.
Additional information about course work will be provided later in the week.
As state officials continue to note, this is an unprecedented event and it is constantly
changing. Your patience is appreciated.