Two Lowcountry School Districts Offering Free COVID & Flu Tests

CHARLESTON, S.C. - A grant from the South Carolina Department of Health is providing free COVID and flu testing for students and staff at Charleston and Dorchester District 2 schools.

The Charleston County School District will provide the tests for COVID-19 and Influenza A and B on Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. at Burke High School.

The district will also offer testing every day through Dec. 17 at various schools.

The following list includes the times and locations of the testing sites:

Thursday, December 8

Cooper River Center for Advanced Studies (North Charleston) – 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

East Cooper Center for Advanced Studies (Mount Pleasant) – 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Lucy Beckham High School – 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Military Magnet Academy – 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

St. John’s High School – 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

West Ashley Center for Advanced Studies – 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Friday, December 9

Cooper River Center for Advanced Studies (North Charleston) – 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

East Cooper Center for Advanced Studies (Mount Pleasant) – 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

R.B. Stall High School – 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

West Ashley Center for Advanced Studies – 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 10

West Ashley Center for Advanced Studies – 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 11

Burke High School – 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Monday, December 12

Camp Road Middle School – 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Cooper River Center for Advanced Studies (North Charleston) – 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

East Cooper Center for Advanced Studies (Mount Pleasant) – 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

R.B. Stall High School – 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

West Ashley Center for Advanced Studies – 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, December 13

Cooper River Center for Advanced Studies (North Charleston) – 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

East Cooper Center for Advanced Studies (Mount Pleasant) – 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Lucy Beckham High School – 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Military Magnet Academy – 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

St. John’s High School – 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

West Ashley Center for Advanced Studies – 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, December 14

Baptist Hill Middle High School – 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Burke High School – 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Cooper River Center for Advanced Studies (North Charleston) – 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

East Cooper Center for Advanced Studies (Mount Pleasant) – 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

R.B. Stall High School – 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

St. James-Santee Elementary-Middle School – 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

West Ashley Center for Advanced Studies – 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, December 15

Cooper River Center for Advanced Studies (North Charleston) – 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

East Cooper Center for Advanced Studies (Mount Pleasant) – 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Lucy Beckham High School – 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Military Magnet Academy – 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

St. John’s High School – 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

West Ashley Center for Advanced Studies – 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Friday, December 16

Cooper River Center for Advanced Studies (North Charleston) – 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

East Cooper Center for Advanced Studies (Mount Pleasant) – 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

R.B. Stall High School – 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

West Ashley Center for Advanced Studies – 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 17

West Ashley Center for Advanced Studies – 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Please notify your child’s school should they test positive for either test; if you are an employee, please tell your supervisor.

Two additional notes - 1) members of our students and staff households can be tested at no cost, and 2) a flyer with a QR code to pre-register is accessible at https://www.ccsdschools.com/cms/lib/SC50000504/Centricity/Domain/4/CCSD%20Testing%20Flyer%20for%20RRT.pdf

Dorchester District Two is also providing free tests to its students, staff and their families.

Those tests will be available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 115 Devon Road in Cottage 18, which is located behind Knightsville Elementary School.

For more information, and to register visit https://www.ddtwo.org/test-center.