For those heading back to the school building, everyone will have their temperatures checked on the way in using a device called Feevr.

Of those cases, 89 have been identified as students and 69 have been identified as employees.

As of Friday, Sept. 4, there are a total of 1,461 active cases of COVID-19 at UofSC.

Officials revealed they have an agreement with a local hotel to help provide more space for students in quarantine.

The school does not know when saliva testing might resume.

University officials say 90% of these cases are among students, adding that the spread is not happening in classrooms but instead during off-campus, social activities.

Both full-time Virtual Academy and hybrid model Lexington Two students will receive free meals at school and by curbside pickup after the USDA extended its summer meals program amid the coronavirus pandemic.

District officials said Chapin Elementary was notified of the positive result on September 1.

Officials will address COVID-19 on campus during a virtual town hall at 6 p.m. Watch it live here.

The Benedict College Women's Business Center will help small businesses owned by women start, grow, expand, and recover as the country continues to work to restart the economy.

It's a jump from 557 active cases announced just days before, on Friday, Aug. 28.

A total of nine Greek houses are now in quarantine.

The first day of school was anything but normal.

There are a total of 6 Greek Village houses now under quarantine.

This announcement comes two days after the university confirmed two other Greek Village houses were in quarantine due to positive COVID-19 test results.

The school was cleaned and disinfected as a precaution.

The principal dances throughout the video reminding students there is no hugging or high fives right now, but there are proper ways to wear their masks.

The entire WIS news team went to districts throughout the Midlands -- talking with superintendents, school nurses, teachers and parents to give you a glimpse at the “new normal.”

In South Carolina, hundreds of students still rely on those test scores to qualify for state-funded scholarships.

The rest of the year the students will be learning remotely at home using different platforms such as seesaw or google classroom on an iPad or Chrome Book based on what grade the student is in.

Heather Johnson is working to virtually educate her students at Westwood High while helping her two sons at home.

Households that meet the income requirements of having 250% or less than federal poverty guidelines will be eligible for a hotspot.

Governor Henry McMaster and state lawmakers passes a law this summer that allowed SCDE to ask for the waiver.

CEO Tyler Robertson established a learning pod for his and his employee's children.

The University says out of the thousands of students tested over the last week 1.6% has tested positive.

Last Friday, two days after Burton Pack Elementary closed for cleaning, an email was sent to all Richland One teachers stating that they would now be allowed to teach from home during virtual learning.

The South Carolina Baptist Convention has put out a call to all of its more than 2,000 churches to consider providing these services, if possible, as a way to support their communities.

The measures include ordering over 1,000 plexiglass stations to install at common areas in schools to hand sanitizer stations throughout the school.

Richland One was originally requiring teachers to teach inside their classrooms during virtual learning, but now teachers have the option to teach virtually from their homes.

Multiple Midlands school districts are kicking off the school year beginning Monday, Aug. 24. Both the School District of Newberry County and the Orangeburg County School District are back in class.

Some students in South Carolina are looking into taking classes at technical colleges during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Arguments will be heard at the state Supreme Court on September 28.

Lexington County is the only one in the Midlands to hit this milestone of lower disease activity, and it comes as many Lexington County school districts prepare to welcome students back face to face.

The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education said colleges and universities in the state have noticed an increase in students deferring their enrollment this semester.

Wednesday, the council added the requirement of wearing masks on buses and in public schools.

Ahead of the start of classes at UofSC – many of them in-person – you can now access the latest campus coronavirus numbers on the university’s website.

Hundreds of students came out to the Davis Field on Wednesday for the saliva test.

Two Monroe Comprehensive High School teachers have already engaged their students in a viral way with a back-to-school rap that is catching eyes all over the nation.

Many college students are back on campus as classes are set to resume Thursday, Aug. 20.

Fewer than 1,000 students remain accounted for as of August 19.

District leaders say because Sumter is currently considered a “high risk” community, all students will start out the year online.

Chambers said, "This year students wanted to have a positive message to prepare for a unique start to the school year. Student body President, Ebony Christie, sang the song and the song and video were edited by Elijah Slater."

The SAFE test will make it possible for the university to test thousands of students and employees daily for COVID-19.

Some private schools are saying they are completely full, with many students still on a waiting list.

Richland Two says it still needs to hire 30 drivers, and if they had to hit the road right now, at least seven buses would have to sit empty

Monday, some of Lexington County School District 4 returned to the classroom for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reports 130 COVID-19 tests came back positive last week, along with five employees.

While wearing a mask is required, there are some exceptions.

The lack of stress around getting settled allowed Beaule to take time to celebrate arriving to campus after a long summer.

“We understand how critical the social and emotional components of a child’s learning is,” Spearman said.

Ahead of their return, the school’s student body president, Issy Rushton, says she helped to kickstart the I Pledge Columbia campaign encouraging students to wear a mask and help protect the campus and the community from COVID-19.

State Superintendent Molly Spearman participated in the tele-town hall hosted by the Palmetto State Teachers Association and the South Carolina Education Association.

WIS toured Batesburg-Leesville Elementary during its LEAP week, an optional orientation for elementary school students and staff.

The Department of Administration will streamline the purchase and distribution of PPE to school districts.

Richland One said it will continue to provide free meals to all district students regardless of income thanks to the federal Community Eligibility Provision.

Officials with the governor’s office said 70 of the state’s 81 schools requested funding for PPE.

Some groups are asking teachers to create a wish list so that they know exactly what to get based on the real needs of local educators.

During the meeting, a Richland Two teacher gave a demonstration of what a virtual lesson plan would look like, and how it would engage students remotely. D