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Waynesville school officials say students will be in place in the stadium at 12:45 p.m., when library programming director Mark Reinemann will do a 15-minute pre-eclipse presentation leading up to the eclipse beginning at 1 p.m.
The school district purchased more than 2,000 eclipse-safe viewing filters. Teachers and other school staff will supervise, not allowing students to use any filter that is scratched, punctured, torn, or otherwise damaged.
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School officials said there should be about 500 viewing filters available for community members, but those who have certified filters of their own are encouraged to bring them. Lawn chairs and blankets also may be brought to the stadium.
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Schools will dismiss at normal times, so high school and middle school buses will leave just after 2:30 p.m., near the peak of the eclipse. The elementary school doesn’t dismiss until 3:30 p.m.
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Parents can opt their students out of participating if they wish by submitting an opt-out form to their school anytime prior to the event.
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