Parents await answers on when new school will be ready
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Parents are still on edge waiting on news about if the new Highland Springs Middle School will open in time for the new school year.
When we checked Wednesday, inspectors were checking out the progress...
On Thursday, we asked the district if there is any update.
They said the inspection is still going on.
They don’t have answers yet but their priority is updating parents as soon as possible.
Traffic cones, unpaved lots, pallets and dumpsters all wait outside the brand-new Highland Springs Middle School in North Augusta while inspectors were checking the school Wednesday to see if it will be ready when students head back in less than two weeks.
If it’s not ready, the kids will have to start the year on other campuses.
Sixth-graders would go to North Augusta Middle School.
Upperclassmen would go to Aiken Tech.
And Paul Knox Middle School would host special programs in a self-contained classroom.
The school district says transportation will be provided for students.
We reached out to the school district to see when parents would get that information. They’re telling us they will handle this internally, and they didn’t give an update on when they would know whether the school was ready.
The Aiken County school year starts July 25.
A few weeks ago, the Aiken County School District says supply backorder issues and unfavorable weather during construction may delay the opening of the school.
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