Lexington-Richland 5 to have high school graduations with safety modifications
Lexington-Richland school district 5 will have high school graduations with some changes to protect people from the coronavirus.
“Graduation is a major milestone for our students and our parents, and we are committed to making these ceremonies safe, celebratory events that honor all the steps our students have taken to get to this point in their lives,” district Superintendent Christina Melton said.
The district’s high schools will have commencement ceremonies at the three football stadiums in the district. Graduates will be allowed four guests. The ceremonies will be live streamed and recorded.
The graduations will take place for:
- Spring Hill High School, 9 a.m., June 2 at Chapin High School Stadium
- Chapin High School, 9 a.m., June 3 at Chapin High School Stadium
- Dutch Fork High School, 9 a.m., June 4 at Dutch Fork High School Stadium
- Irmo High School, 9 a.m., June 5 at Irmo High School Stadium
If weather delays a graduation each school will have the ceremony on the same day and place but at 7:30 p.m., the district said. Other makeup days could be announced.
At the graduation ceremonies, the district will be “implementing social distancing and other health measures for graduates and their guests.” Safety will be “at the forefront.” Information about wearing masks at the graduations will be shared with seniors and their families, the district said.
The decision to have graduations came after the district surveyed seniors, parents, principals and other district staff, Melton said.
Other information about schedules and policies for the graduations will be shared with graduates and their families at a later date, the district said.