South Carolina school district cancels in-person classes for solar eclipse

Doug Coats
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CHESTERFIELD, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Students in one South Carolina school district won’t have to attend classes for the solar eclipse.

The April 8 eclipse is expected to only be at 77 percent for Chesterfield County, but the district will be on an e-learning day for all students and staff. Communities there are nearly 600 miles away from the path of totality.

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In a Facebook post this week, school leaders said all students are “expected to engage in online learning activities.”

The path of totality for the April 8 eclipse is represented by the black line. (Credit: Christopher Adams)
The path of totality for the April 8 eclipse is represented by the black line. (Credit: Christopher Adams)

Chesterfield County got to experience nearly 100 percent coverage during the August 2017 eclipse, when the path of totality roughly paralleled the Interstate 26 corridor through South Carolina.

Experts warn anyone viewing any percentage of the eclipse should do so safely through specialty solar filter lenses.

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