In a rare meeting during this pandemic, the Fort Mill Board of Trustees will gather at 5 p.m. Wednesday to discuss the 2020-2021 school year reopening.

An agenda for the meeting says trustees will also address adjustments to the 2020-2021 calendar and discuss summer school and construction updates.

This file photo from March shows a sign at Nation Ford High School.

State Superintendent Molly Spearman has indicated that parents will be able to choose if their child returns to in-person learning. Each district will have a plan in place for those parents who feel uncomfortable sending their children back inside a classroom, she said.

Fort Mill parents have been completing surveys asking which learning plan works best for their family. The results should be discussed at Wednesday’s meeting.

Several trustee meetings have been cancelled throughout the pandemic. This meeting is set for 5 p.m. at the District Office Training and Support Center, located at 2233 Deerfield Drive in Fort Mill. The meeting includes a time when the public may address the board.

Here is the agenda:

Greg "Ricky Bobby" Rickabaugh has lived in the Fort Mill and York County community since 2006. He has covered the area while a reporter for The Charlotte Observer and a freelance writer for The Fort Mill...