On Saturday, March 14, 2020, Governor Cooper issued an Executive Order closing all North Carolina Public Schools K-12 for a minimum of two weeks in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19.
STUDENT MEALS
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 (March 16, 2020). 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.
This information was taken directly from a press release issued by Carteret County Department of Human Services on March 15, 2020.
http://www.carteretcountyschools.org/
FREE INTERNET SERVICES AVAILABLE TO K-12 STUDENTS
Spectrum is offering free broadband and WiFi internet access to students impacted by the COVID-19 shutdown. Services are available for free for 60 days to households with K-12 and/or college students who don’t already have internet through the company. To enroll in the program, call 1-844-488-8395. Installation fees will be waived for new student households.