The following email has been sent to the Richland 2 School Board and the candidates running for school board.
Board Members and Trustees-elect McKie* and Holmes*:
The State newspaper reported on 10/23/20 the COVID-19 cases among pre-K-12 for the week. The "fear-mongering" in reporting continues with phrases like "triple digits".
Positive cases since school began: "1,242 student cases and 530 employee cases"
What The State never reports is that there are 756,523 pre-K-12 students in S.C.
1242/756523 = 0.164%
Richland 2
- Catawba Trail Elementary: Fewer than 5 employee cases
- Forest Lake Elementary: Fewer than 5 employee cases
- L.B. Nelson Elementary: Fewer than 5 student cases
- Muller Road Middle: Fewer than 5 employee cases
- North Springs Elementary: Fewer than 5 employee cases
- Richland Northeast High: Fewer than 5 student cases
- Spring Valley High: Fewer than 5 student cases and fewer than 5 employee cases
- Windsor Elementary: Fewer than 5 faculty cases
Actual range of numbers:
Richland 2
- Catawba Trail Elementary: 1-4 employee cases
- Forest Lake Elementary: 1-4 employee cases
- L.B. Nelson Elementary: 1-4 student cases
- Muller Road Middle: 1-4 employee cases
- North Springs Elementary: 1-4 employee cases
- Richland Northeast High: 1-4 student cases
- Spring Valley High: 1-4 student cases and 1-4 employee cases
- Windsor Elementary: 1-4 faculty cases (why not "employee"?)
Among students: 3 schools; thus, 3-12 cases
Among employees: 6 schools; thus, 6-24 cases
Aren't you curious whether, among students, there were 3 cases, 12 cases, or some number in-between?
Aren't you curious whether, among employees, there were 6 cases, 24 cases, or some number in-between?
Please ask how many cases, exactly, are being reported by Richland 2.
Aren't you curious as to why no school is ever reporting a higher number than "fewer than five"?
Gus Philpott
* As soon as you take the oath-of-office (legally) and become legitimate members of the School Board, you will be addressed as board members.
