Community Input
Contact us with any safety issues you would like to have addressed.
How does a seat belt protect me if I’m involved
in a collision?
Answer: Seat belts and child safety seats help prevent
injury five different ways. By:
1. Preventing ejection.
2. Shifting crash forces to the strongest
parts of the body’s structure.
3. Spreading forces over a wide area of
the body.
4. Allowing the body to slow down gradually.
5. Protecting the head and spinal cord.
Do you have safety concerns about any of our schools? Have you witnessed a GCSD vehicle being driven improperly? Click here to report these and any other safety issues.
MRSA is spread by contact. The NUMBER ONE way to prevent the spread of this, is basic hygiene such as washing hands often, cleaning desk tops, toys and sports equipment. Therefore it is especially important that our children and staff throughout the district be diligent about washing their hands and keeping work surfaces and equipment clean.
Also, if you have a student with a suspicious looking area on their skin (red, warm to touch, draining, a boil, or what looks like a spider bite) have them see the school nurse. All scrapes and cuts should be completely covered from all sides with a band-aid or dressing.
MRSA has been around for about 10 years and has recently caused concern due to the media attention. Normally a staph infection is successfully treated with Penicillin or one of its derivatives but this particular strain has become resistant to that treatment. There are other antibiotics that combat it but often times it does not even require this. DHEC Fact Sheet
If you have any questions please check with your school nurse or you
can contact David Adams or Kelly Kelley.