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District unveils chatbot, social strategy and first AC-equipped buses
Summary
Berkeley County Schools previewed a new website chatbot and changes to social‑media practices and showed the first of 14 new air‑conditioned buses with upgraded cameras, GPS and digital features; administration said the chatbot will soft‑launch in December with a full rollout in January.
District communications and operations staff briefed the board Dec. 1 on several operational updates: a soft launch of a website chatbot, a shift to more celebratory social media with comments disabled on certain informational posts, and the arrival of the first air‑conditioned school bus in a 14‑bus purchase cycle.
Colin Trotman, executive director of communications, said the district’s mass notification…
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