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COLUMBIA, S.C. — While not every student plans to re-enter the classroom at the start of the school year, many will be opting for in-person instruction.

News 19 set out to learn more about the cleaning plans at local schools.

Before students hop on the bus for the fall semester, we learned that South Carolina public schools will be using a new tool to help disinfect.

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The South Carolina Department of Education ordered electrostatic handheld sprayers which will be used at all bus hubs. The sprayers use cleaning chemicals to help disinfect surfaces.

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In a video tutorial sent to us by the State Department of Education, it says the cleaning ingredient used in the sprayers is registered with the EPA to help disinfect pathogens like Norovirus, Influenza A (H1N1) and COVID-19 in just one minute.

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Using this new tool will be most effective after a regular cleaning process.

Richland Two, Lexington 1, Lexington 2, Lexington 4, Lex-Rich 5, Sumter and Orangeburg schools told News 19 they will also be using the electrostatic sprayers inside the classroom.

The safety of our students and employees is our top priority. Each school, center, transportation hub and administrative office will have an electrostatic sprayer that our custodial services partner, Service Solutions, will use to sanitize surfaces daily. pic.twitter.com/MK7Z5pvgNV

Orangeburg district officials tell us the mist from the sprayers dries quickly, making it easy to use between class changes and between bus routes.

In addition to the sprayers, maintenance staff at local schools will receive additional training and guidelines for disinfecting and cleaning. 

Sanitizing stations will also be set up around schools, and high-touch areas such as door knobs, sink handles, paper towel dispensers, and light switches will be constantly wiped down.

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Here's a list of additional cleaning plans for local schools:

They're still finalizing plans, but here's what they know so far:

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Cleaning plans for many local districts are still being finalized. 

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*News 19 reached out to local districts Wednesday evening; Many officials had left for the day when we put in our request. We will update this article as we learn new details.

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