District In South Carolina To Add Remote Therapy For Students Amid Coronavirus

Greenville County Schools in South Carolina plans to begin offering online speech, occupational, and physical therapy for students with special needs towards the end of April. According to Traci Hogan, assistant superintendent for special education services with Greenville County Schools, shifting schools to online learning and paper packets at home is not ideal and has been a difficult adjustment.

Additionally, Ms. Hogan stated that the situation has required teachers to figure out different ways to teach and provide services, which varies with each child. In Greenville County Schools, therapists will administer some speech, occupational, and physical therapy via webcam starting . . .