Effective Tuesday, Jan. 11, all Henderson County Public Schools students, staff, and visitors will be required to wear face coverings in all indoor settings during scheduled instructional hours. This policy change was approved by the Henderson County Board of Public Education at their regularly scheduled meeting this evening. On Monday, Jan. 10, the board voted […]

Dear Henderson County Public School families, The Henderson County Department of Public Health has notified us that to date, 5 students at North Henderson High have lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 that are epidemiologically linked, meeting the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) definition of a “cluster.” We are working in close coordination […]

Effective Monday, Nov. 29 upon return from the Thanksgiving break, Henderson County Public Schools (HCPS) students, staff, and visitors will be required to wear face coverings in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 6 during instructional hours, through the end of December. The requirement will apply to all students, staff, and visitors in K-6 spaces during instructional hours. […]

Effective Monday, November 15, face coverings are optional for all students, staff, and school visitors in all HCPS school settings. This means that students in all grade levels, staff at all HCPS properties, and visitors to our campuses for school-related activities and extra-curricular events may choose whether or not to wear a face covering while […]

Effective Monday, October 18, kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students and teachers will be permitted to temporarily remove their face coverings during “direct and explicit phonics instruction.” This exception will allow students to observe and practice the mouth’s formation of letters and sounds in limited time periods that will be shorter than when they […]

Dear Henderson County Public School families, The Henderson County Department of Public Health has notified us that to date, 6 staff and students at Atkinson Elementary have lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 that are epidemiologically linked, meeting the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) definition of a “cluster.” We are working in close […]

Dear Henderson County Public School families, The Henderson County Department of Public Health has notified us that to date, 5 staff and students at North Henderson High have lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 that are epidemiologically linked, and 5 students at West Henderson High have epidemiologically linked lab-confirmed cases. Each situation meets the North Carolina Department […]

Dear Henderson County Public School families, The Henderson County Department of Public Health has notified us that to date, 5 staff and students at Sugarloaf Elementary have lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 that are epidemiologically linked, meeting the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) definition of a “cluster.”  We are working in close […]

Dear Henderson County Public School families, The Henderson County Department of Public Health has notified us that to date, 5 staff and students at Apple Valley Middle have lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 that are epidemiologically linked, meeting the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) definition of a “cluster.”  We are working in […]