McDowell County Schools

Ready to register your rising K-3rd grader for summer camp? Link can be found on FB or call the Board Office to register :)

We are now enrolling rising K-3rd graders for Summer Camp. We will focus on early reading & math while learning about fairy tales!

Tues 3/31/26 The following buses will NOT run today. Bus 141-Max Frye Bus 2501-Kenneth Horn

3/30//26 2501 K Horn NOT running 131 R Short no PM route bus 2103 Lusk will meet parents at mouth coonbranch/Beartown this evening.

3/30/26 The following buses will NOT run on Monday. MV area 141-Max Frye RV area 142- Irene Deel

3/27/26 The following busses will NOT run on Friday. MV 162 L Gregory RV 2602 T Earls We hope families can transport scholars.

3/26/26 MV area buses NOT running on Thursday. Bus 161 W Jones Bus 162 L Gregory Bus 191 D Parkhurst / Sub Eddie Mullins

3/25/26 Wednesday RV 2601 J Kennedy will not run BUT students can ride 172 B Hess if parents bring scholars to Estep Ridge 7:05 & 3:20

3/25/26 Wed The following buses will NOT run for MV area. Bus 161 W Jones Bus 162 L Gregory We hope families can transport scholars

REMINDER Everyone is invited to attend our monthly FAC Meeting today at 10:30AM BOE Office. Lunch to follow meeting. Join us!

3/25/26 Tuesday 161 -W Jones will also not run today for MV area. We hope families can transport scholars for learning.

3/24/26 Tuesday The following buses will NOT run. RV 170 Crystal Mullins MV 162 Leonard Gregory

3/23/26 Buses not running RV 2501 K Horn 2402 D Sneed 131 R Short Students meet bus Coonbranch Beartown MV 162 L Gregory 161 W Jones

3-20-26 MV Bus 182 Randall McCoy Bus 161-William Jones Will not run tomorrow. We hope families can transport scholars for learning.

3-18-26 Following buses will NOT run tomorrow on Tuesday. RV area Bus 2102 Anthony Rowe MV area Bus 182 Randall McCoy

March 17, 2026 MCS will be closed today. All 240 day employees, custodians and secondary admin report on three hour delay.

3/17/26 Bus 201 -Billy Salyers will NOT run tomorrow. We hope families can transport scholars for learning.

March 17, 2026 MCS will operate on a 3 hour delay tomorrow on Tuesday. CTC Schedule A - AM students will attend.

Update: 10:53AM

ALL LOCKDOWNS HAVE BEEN LIFTED.

Today, at the direction of 911 and the McDowell County Sheriff’s Department, all school campuses were placed on lockdown after an anonymous tip reported that a threat had been made toward one of our schools - Iaeger Elementary School. Out of an abundance of caution, law enforcement requested that all campuses initiate lockdown procedures while officers responded and conducted safety sweeps of each campus.

We are thankful for our school staff who immediately followed established safety protocols and for our law enforcement partners who responded quickly to our campuses to ensure the safety of our students and staff.

We understand that situations like this can be very scary and unsettling for everyone involved. This is exactly why we continue to train regularly and make school safety a top priority. Our staff and students did an excellent job following procedures, and those preparations help ensure we are ready to respond when needed.

Please know that we will continue working closely with law enforcement as they conduct their investigation to determine who is responsible for making this tip / threat. We are committed to ensuring that the individual responsible is held accountable and charged to the fullest extent of the law.

The safety of our students and staff remains our highest priority. Thank you for your continued support of our schools.