Known SC School COVID Deaths, April 2020-September 2021)

	A	C	D	E
1	Date	District	Position	Source

2	4/13/2020	Horry	Bus Driver	https://wpde.com/news/local/an-horry-county-schools-employee-has-died-due-to-coronavirus
3	4/17/2020	Sumter	Aide	https://www.theitem.com/stories/felecia-kay-conyers,344267
4	7/28/2020	Edgefield	Custodian	https://www.glbrightharpmortuary.com/obituary/DeaconLeeRoy-Turner
5	8/12/2020	Clarendon 3	Head of Maintenance	https://www.carolinafuneralhomellc.com/obituary/ReverendLaverne-Parker
6	8/14/2020	Public Charter	Teacher	https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/17916626/Carolyn-Hardy
7	8/19/2020	Clarendon 3	Custodian	https://www.wyff4.com/article/beloved-member-of-spartanburg-district-7-for-more-than-30-years-dies/33851710#
8	8/28/2020	Spartanburg 7	Assistant Director, Facilities and Operations	https://www.wyff4.com/article/beloved-member-of-spartanburg-district-7-for-more-than-30-years-dies/33851710#
9	9/7/2020	Richland 2	Teacher	https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/11/us/teacher-dies-covid.html
10	9/13/2020	Spartanburg 6	Transportation	https://www.wyff4.com/article/spartanburg-district-6-employee-dies-from-covid-19-complications/34004577
11	9/13/2020	Richland 2	Coach	https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/obituaries/charles-peterson-dead-covid.html
12	9/28/2020	Jasper	Teacher	https://www.islandpacket.com/news/coronavirus/article246289720.html
13	9/28/2020	Midlands Tech	Teacher	https://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/shirley-bannister-demetria-bannister-funeral/101-b42a186f-9ca5-4529-bed0-0f32caa0d5aa
14	10/9/2020	Clarendon 3	SPED Assistant	https://www.carolinafuneralhomellc.com/obituary/MaryPat-Welch
15	10/09/2020	Darlington	Board Member	https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/educators-weve-lost-to-the-coronavirus/2020/04?fbclid=IwAR2Px-o_vWpeY1yGGKIPQt1YET5LjQtk6S3SvIM6pHIuRJ-H7STfRicBmcY
16	10/16/2020	LexRich5	Bus Driver	https://www.wistv.com/2020/10/23/lr-school-bus-driver-dies-after-battle-with-covid-family-left-devastated/
17	10/23/2020	Kershaw	Athletic Trainer	https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/educators-weve-lost-to-the-coronavirus/2020/04?fbclid=IwAR2Px-o_vWpeY1yGGKIPQt1YET5LjQtk6S3SvIM6pHIuRJ-H7STfRicBmcY
18	10/30/2020	Greenville	Attendance Clerk	https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/18802949/Reverend-Amy-Worthy/Union/South-Carolina/Community-Mortuary-Inc
19	12/05/2020	Lexington	Teacher	https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/educators-weve-lost-to-the-coronavirus/2020/04?fbclid=IwAR2Px-o_vWpeY1yGGKIPQt1YET5LjQtk6S3SvIM6pHIuRJ-H7STfRicBmcY
20	01/15/2021	Abbeville	Teacher/ Principal	https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/educators-weve-lost-to-the-coronavirus/2020/04
21	1/16/2021	Lee	Teacher	https://www.wistv.com/2021/01/20/lee-co-elementary-school-teacher-dies/
22	1/18/2021	Florence	Teacher	https://www.wistv.com/2021/01/19/we-have-lost-one-our-own-florence-school-mourns-teacher-who-died-covid-complications/
23	?	Greenville	?	https://www.postandcourier.com/greenville/news/greenville-county-schools-report-3-staff-members-have-died-from-covid-19-this-year/article_91ea89be-6700-11eb-a794-0fb2dee8271d.html?fbclid=IwAR149FeO2-mCuv_C2BG_OD6_PtZdqM_3x3mBJ875rBHGEUV6-Ouoe6GSp5c
24	1/20/2021	Florence 3	School Nurse	https://www.henryhandfuneralhome.com/obituary/loretta-l-hudson-wilson
25	1/26/2021	Greenville	Bus Driver	https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/gaffneyledger/name/donald-beam-obituary?pid=197613145
26	1/30/2021	Horry	Board Chair	https://wpde.com/news/local/horry-county-schools-vice-chair-john-poston-passes-following-battle-with-covid-19
27	2/2/2021	Greenville	Attendance Clerk	https://www.foxcarolina.com/beloved-hillcrest-hs-clerk-passes-away-after-fight-with-covid-19/article_05be077c-6822-11eb-8502-b76b8c8aef47.html
28	2/7/2021	Barnwell 45	Instructional Tech Coach	https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/news/local/the-people-sentinel/2021/02/23/jaci-bearden/4562390001/
29	2/12/2021	Aiken	Special Education Assistant	https://www.cbs17.com/news/south/beloved-sc-elementary-school-teacher-remembered-after-covid-19-death/
30	2/27/2021	FLorence	Teacher	https://wpde.com/news/local/florence-one-schools-mourning-death-of-beloved-teacher
31	2/15/2021	Aiken	Aide	https://www.wjbf.com/news/mossy-creek-elementary-school-teacher-remembered-after-covid-death/?fbclid=IwAR0_KrxdFaqWwKRqOvPED0g7K7OKmIEEMTdiuXzAAL4xjGsXYR-W8ETF_18
32	2/28/2021	Sumter	Coach	https://www.wistv.com/2021/03/02/sumter-high-school-coach-dies-after-battling-covid-/
33	3/29/2021	Richland 1	Teacher/ Coach	https://www.wltx.com/mobile/article/sports/local-sports/damien-jackson-dreher-high-school/101-ce5d7e3e-07ef-4665-a39c-7cbca62764ad?fbclid=IwAR1ZXA-belMEXdpx9RJ1T-OLE-XpcrTVbL0k4Ujl8GhEtRS_ORoedlUMKhU
34	4/3/2021	Chesterfield	Coach	https://www.facebook.com/New-Heights-Middle-School-237072969749241/
35	4/14/2021	Greenwood 52	Special Education Teacher	https://www.indexjournal.com/obituaries/april-schnupper-medford/article_33138cbc-5a42-5231-9924-4b184cf3662a.html
36	4/24/2021	Spartanburg 7	English Teacher	https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/spartanburg/name/lou-parris-obituary?pid=198438994
37	4/28/2021	Clarendon 2	Cafeteria Worker	https://www.theitem.com/stories/dorothy-anderson-nelson,363673
38	8/12/2021	Lancaster	Student	https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/16/us/lancaster-county-south-carolina-student-covid-death/index.html
39	8/16/2021	Horry	Board Member	https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/educators-weve-lost-to-the-coronavirus/2020/04
40	8/19/2021	Dorchester 2	Cafeteria Manager	https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/dorchester-county-news/three-dorchester-school-district-two-employees-die-of-covid-19-sc-for-ed-reports/
41	8/21/2021	Dorchester 2	Cheer Coach	https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/dorchester-county-news/three-dorchester-school-district-two-employees-die-of-covid-19-sc-for-ed-reports/
42	8/22/2021	Dorchester 2	Assistant Principal	https://www.postandcourier.com/health/husband-of-sc-school-teacher-who-died-of-covid-says-virus-is-not-a-political/article_19dbe682-0464-11ec-bb6d-371831ba06c9.html
43	8/23/2021	Dorchester 2	Maintenance	http://theitem.live.communityq.com/stories/glenn-arland-poplin,369421?
44	8/27/2021	Pickens	Coach	https://www.islandpacket.com/sports/article253797748.html
45	9/1/2021	Greenville	Teacher	https://www.wyff4.com/article/south-carolina-dies-of-covid-19-district-says/37465801
46	9/3/2021	Aiken	Student	https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/aiken-county-copes-with-death-of-4th-grader-with-covid/ar-AAO4RmW
47	9/3/2021	Aiken	Student	https://www.live5news.com/2021/09/07/2-aiken-county-students-died-covid-coroner-confirms/?fbclid=IwAR0jbPEZ0JtwDt7iJ93M97NbxPSk6r82p2dTI6HlzdsyDAsKPXK_e-fp0oI
48	9/8/2021	Beaufort	Teacher	https://www.islandpacket.com/news/coronavirus/article254082568.html
49	9/9/2021	Williston 29	Teacher	https://www.facebook.com/164974653527268/posts/4638978506126838/?sfnsn=mo
50	9/9/2021	Lancaster	Special Education Staff	https://www.charlotteobserver.com/latest-news/article254073528.html
51	9/10/2021	Lancaster	Special Education Staff	https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/south-carolina/article254133303.html
52	TBD	Dorchester 2	Bus Driver	https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/dorchester-district-2-confirms-bus-driver-death-5th-employee-this-school-year/ar-AAOwa4Z
53	9/14/2021	Berkeley	Teacher	https://www.jamesadyal.com/m/obituaries/Diana-Woloshin/Memories?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=autopost&fbclid=IwAR1m-b2T38zQGzYgSBDd3xvs1gZfhMMTV2lU9VhbQ3ZN4mpm84d2-Kho5fc
54	9/14/2021	Lancaster	Special Education Assistant	https://www.articobits.com/obituaries/stewart-funeral-home-inc/mary-montgomery-obituary
55	9/14/2021	Beaufort	Student	https://www.wtoc.com/2021/09/09/whale-branch-middle/
56	9/15/2021	Darlington	Student	https://wpde.com/news/local/brother-opens-up-about-losing14-year-old-sister-to-covid-19-in-darlington?fbclid=IwAR0wVXg4mPE1pclDQPVFBliqY8HI95GN9ou43uYh9BaQI64fb967-gpc3h4
57	9/15/2021	Spartanburg	Counselor	https://www.facebook.com/142493935815701/posts/4417489538316098/?d=n
58	9/17/2021	Darlington	Teacher	https://wpde.com/news/local/students-staff-mourning-death-of-darlington-teacher-volleyball-coach
59	9/18/2021	Spartanburg 7	School Resource Officer	https://www.wyff4.com/article/school-resource-officer-dies/37666657
60	9/21/2021	Florence 3	Teacher	https://www.goldfinchfuneralhome.com/m/obituaries/Raquel-Bottaro/Memories
61	9/29/2021	Spartanburg 5	Board Member	https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/upstate-school-board-member-dies-officials-say/ar-AAOVPcj
62	10/4/2021	Kershaw	Teacher	https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/joanna-marie-robertson-obituary?id=20863271
63	10/5/2021	Kershaw	Teacher	https://www.wistv.com/2021/10/05/midlands-middle-school-teacher-dies-district-leaders-say/
64	10/5/2021	Anderson 2	Teacher	https://www.wyff4.com/article/belton-teacher-dies-of-covid-19/37885093
65	10/5/2021	Aiken	Teacher's Aide	https://www.augustachronicle.com/obituaries/p0154312
66				Note: Because there is no consistent reporting method for deaths of SC school staff and students, this list relies on publicly available data and reports from staff members. There are almost certainly additional deaths of staff and students after contracting COVID-19, which are not captured here.

1

Date

District

Position

Source

2

4/13/2020

Horry

Bus Driver

https://wpde.com/news/local/an-horry-county-schools-employee-has-died-due-to-coronavirus

3

4/17/2020

Sumter

Aide

https://www.theitem.com/stories/felecia-kay-conyers,344267

4

7/28/2020

Edgefield

Custodian

https://www.glbrightharpmortuary.com/obituary/DeaconLeeRoy-Turner

5

8/12/2020

Clarendon 3

Head of Maintenance

https://www.carolinafuneralhomellc.com/obituary/ReverendLaverne-Parker

6

8/14/2020

Public Charter

Teacher

https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/17916626/Carolyn-Hardy

7

8/19/2020

Clarendon 3

Custodian

https://www.wyff4.com/article/beloved-member-of-spartanburg-district-7-for-more-than-30-years-dies/33851710#

8

8/28/2020

Spartanburg 7

Assistant Director, Facilities and Operations

https://www.wyff4.com/article/beloved-member-of-spartanburg-district-7-for-more-than-30-years-dies/33851710#

9

9/7/2020

Richland 2

Teacher

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/11/us/teacher-dies-covid.html

10

9/13/2020

Spartanburg 6

Transportation

https://www.wyff4.com/article/spartanburg-district-6-employee-dies-from-covid-19-complications/34004577

11

9/13/2020

Richland 2

Coach

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/obituaries/charles-peterson-dead-covid.html

12

9/28/2020

Jasper

Teacher

https://www.islandpacket.com/news/coronavirus/article246289720.html

13

9/28/2020

Midlands Tech

Teacher

https://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/shirley-bannister-demetria-bannister-funeral/101-b42a186f-9ca5-4529-bed0-0f32caa0d5aa

14

10/9/2020

Clarendon 3

SPED Assistant

https://www.carolinafuneralhomellc.com/obituary/MaryPat-Welch

15

10/09/2020

Darlington

Board Member

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/educators-weve-lost-to-the-coronavirus/2020/04?fbclid=IwAR2Px-o_vWpeY1yGGKIPQt1YET5LjQtk6S3SvIM6pHIuRJ-H7STfRicBmcY

16

10/16/2020

LexRich5

Bus Driver

https://www.wistv.com/2020/10/23/lr-school-bus-driver-dies-after-battle-with-covid-family-left-devastated/

17

10/23/2020

Kershaw

Athletic Trainer

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/educators-weve-lost-to-the-coronavirus/2020/04?fbclid=IwAR2Px-o_vWpeY1yGGKIPQt1YET5LjQtk6S3SvIM6pHIuRJ-H7STfRicBmcY

18

10/30/2020

Greenville

Attendance Clerk

https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/18802949/Reverend-Amy-Worthy/Union/South-Carolina/Community-Mortuary-Inc

19

12/05/2020

Lexington

Teacher

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/educators-weve-lost-to-the-coronavirus/2020/04?fbclid=IwAR2Px-o_vWpeY1yGGKIPQt1YET5LjQtk6S3SvIM6pHIuRJ-H7STfRicBmcY

20

01/15/2021

Abbeville

Teacher/ Principal

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/educators-weve-lost-to-the-coronavirus/2020/04

21

1/16/2021

Lee

Teacher

https://www.wistv.com/2021/01/20/lee-co-elementary-school-teacher-dies/

22

1/18/2021

Florence

Teacher

https://www.wistv.com/2021/01/19/we-have-lost-one-our-own-florence-school-mourns-teacher-who-died-covid-complications/

23

?

Greenville

?

https://www.postandcourier.com/greenville/news/greenville-county-schools-report-3-staff-members-have-died-from-covid-19-this-year/article_91ea89be-6700-11eb-a794-0fb2dee8271d.html?fbclid=IwAR149FeO2-mCuv_C2BG_OD6_PtZdqM_3x3mBJ875rBHGEUV6-Ouoe6GSp5c

24

1/20/2021

Florence 3

School Nurse

https://www.henryhandfuneralhome.com/obituary/loretta-l-hudson-wilson

25

1/26/2021

Greenville

Bus Driver

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/gaffneyledger/name/donald-beam-obituary?pid=197613145

26

1/30/2021

Horry

Board Chair

https://wpde.com/news/local/horry-county-schools-vice-chair-john-poston-passes-following-battle-with-covid-19

27

2/2/2021

Greenville

Attendance Clerk

https://www.foxcarolina.com/beloved-hillcrest-hs-clerk-passes-away-after-fight-with-covid-19/article_05be077c-6822-11eb-8502-b76b8c8aef47.html

28

2/7/2021

Barnwell 45

Instructional Tech Coach

https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/news/local/the-people-sentinel/2021/02/23/jaci-bearden/4562390001/

29

2/12/2021

Aiken

Special Education Assistant

https://www.cbs17.com/news/south/beloved-sc-elementary-school-teacher-remembered-after-covid-19-death/

30

2/27/2021

FLorence

Teacher

https://wpde.com/news/local/florence-one-schools-mourning-death-of-beloved-teacher

31

2/15/2021

Aiken

Aide

https://www.wjbf.com/news/mossy-creek-elementary-school-teacher-remembered-after-covid-death/?fbclid=IwAR0_KrxdFaqWwKRqOvPED0g7K7OKmIEEMTdiuXzAAL4xjGsXYR-W8ETF_18

32

2/28/2021

Sumter

Coach

https://www.wistv.com/2021/03/02/sumter-high-school-coach-dies-after-battling-covid-/

33

3/29/2021

Richland 1

Teacher/ Coach

https://www.wltx.com/mobile/article/sports/local-sports/damien-jackson-dreher-high-school/101-ce5d7e3e-07ef-4665-a39c-7cbca62764ad?fbclid=IwAR1ZXA-belMEXdpx9RJ1T-OLE-XpcrTVbL0k4Ujl8GhEtRS_ORoedlUMKhU

34

4/3/2021

Chesterfield

Coach

https://www.facebook.com/New-Heights-Middle-School-237072969749241/

35

4/14/2021

Greenwood 52

Special Education Teacher

https://www.indexjournal.com/obituaries/april-schnupper-medford/article_33138cbc-5a42-5231-9924-4b184cf3662a.html

36

4/24/2021

Spartanburg 7

English Teacher

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/spartanburg/name/lou-parris-obituary?pid=198438994

37

4/28/2021

Clarendon 2

Cafeteria Worker

https://www.theitem.com/stories/dorothy-anderson-nelson,363673

38

8/12/2021

Lancaster

Student

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/16/us/lancaster-county-south-carolina-student-covid-death/index.html

39

8/16/2021

Horry

Board Member

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/educators-weve-lost-to-the-coronavirus/2020/04

40

8/19/2021

Dorchester 2

Cafeteria Manager

https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/dorchester-county-news/three-dorchester-school-district-two-employees-die-of-covid-19-sc-for-ed-reports/

41

8/21/2021

Dorchester 2

Cheer Coach

https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/dorchester-county-news/three-dorchester-school-district-two-employees-die-of-covid-19-sc-for-ed-reports/

42

8/22/2021

Dorchester 2

Assistant Principal

https://www.postandcourier.com/health/husband-of-sc-school-teacher-who-died-of-covid-says-virus-is-not-a-political/article_19dbe682-0464-11ec-bb6d-371831ba06c9.html

43

8/23/2021

Dorchester 2

Maintenance

http://theitem.live.communityq.com/stories/glenn-arland-poplin,369421?

44

8/27/2021

Pickens

Coach

https://www.islandpacket.com/sports/article253797748.html

45

9/1/2021

Greenville

Teacher

https://www.wyff4.com/article/south-carolina-dies-of-covid-19-district-says/37465801

46

9/3/2021

Aiken

Student

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/aiken-county-copes-with-death-of-4th-grader-with-covid/ar-AAO4RmW

47

9/3/2021

Aiken

Student

https://www.live5news.com/2021/09/07/2-aiken-county-students-died-covid-coroner-confirms/?fbclid=IwAR0jbPEZ0JtwDt7iJ93M97NbxPSk6r82p2dTI6HlzdsyDAsKPXK_e-fp0oI

48

9/8/2021

Beaufort

Teacher

https://www.islandpacket.com/news/coronavirus/article254082568.html

49

9/9/2021

Williston 29

Teacher

https://www.facebook.com/164974653527268/posts/4638978506126838/?sfnsn=mo

50

9/9/2021

Lancaster

Special Education Staff

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/latest-news/article254073528.html

51

9/10/2021

Lancaster

Special Education Staff

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/south-carolina/article254133303.html

52

TBD

Dorchester 2

Bus Driver

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/dorchester-district-2-confirms-bus-driver-death-5th-employee-this-school-year/ar-AAOwa4Z

53

9/14/2021

Berkeley

Teacher

https://www.jamesadyal.com/m/obituaries/Diana-Woloshin/Memories?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=autopost&fbclid=IwAR1m-b2T38zQGzYgSBDd3xvs1gZfhMMTV2lU9VhbQ3ZN4mpm84d2-Kho5fc

54

9/14/2021

Lancaster

Special Education Assistant

https://www.articobits.com/obituaries/stewart-funeral-home-inc/mary-montgomery-obituary

55

9/14/2021

Beaufort

Student

https://www.wtoc.com/2021/09/09/whale-branch-middle/

56

9/15/2021

Darlington

Student

https://wpde.com/news/local/brother-opens-up-about-losing14-year-old-sister-to-covid-19-in-darlington?fbclid=IwAR0wVXg4mPE1pclDQPVFBliqY8HI95GN9ou43uYh9BaQI64fb967-gpc3h4

57

9/15/2021

Spartanburg

Counselor

https://www.facebook.com/142493935815701/posts/4417489538316098/?d=n

58

9/17/2021

Darlington

Teacher

https://wpde.com/news/local/students-staff-mourning-death-of-darlington-teacher-volleyball-coach

59

9/18/2021

Spartanburg 7

School Resource Officer

https://www.wyff4.com/article/school-resource-officer-dies/37666657

60

9/21/2021

Florence 3

Teacher

https://www.goldfinchfuneralhome.com/m/obituaries/Raquel-Bottaro/Memories

61

9/29/2021

Spartanburg 5

Board Member

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/upstate-school-board-member-dies-officials-say/ar-AAOVPcj

62

10/4/2021

Kershaw

Teacher

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/joanna-marie-robertson-obituary?id=20863271

63

10/5/2021

Kershaw

Teacher

https://www.wistv.com/2021/10/05/midlands-middle-school-teacher-dies-district-leaders-say/

64

10/5/2021

Anderson 2

Teacher

https://www.wyff4.com/article/belton-teacher-dies-of-covid-19/37885093

65

10/5/2021

Aiken

Teacher's Aide

https://www.augustachronicle.com/obituaries/p0154312

66

Note: Because there is no consistent reporting method for deaths of SC school staff and students, this list relies on publicly available data and reports from staff members. There are almost certainly additional deaths of staff and students after contracting COVID-19, which are not captured here.