Browse past news stories for Bates Middle School in Sumter, SC.
- Sumter school board votes to shift students at Bates, later raze school and build new one due to recurring mold issues (2025)
Mold and mildew are seen on a classroom wall at Bates Middle ... - Wiley H. Bates Middle School in Annapolis to debut student documentary Thursday: ‘Everyone has a story’ (2023)
As part of a project designed to bring school staff and students closer together through art, Wiley H. Bates ... - Sumter 8th-grader suspended for bringing pepper flakes to school (2023)
A Sumter eighth grader has been suspended for nine days for bringing hot pepper flakes to ... - Bates Middle School student brought knife, other prohibited items to school; principal said there was no threat made (2022)
On Tuesday, a Wiley H. Bates Middle School student was in possession of a 7-inch pocketknife, a ... - Man attempted to kidnap Bates Middle School student, Annapolis police say (2021)
A Wiley H. Bates Middle School student told her teachers she was walking along Spa Road in ... - Therapy dog from Sumter middle school diagnosed with tumor gets surgery (2019)
SUMTER, SC (WIS) - The adorable and lovable therapy dog at Bates Middle School, Bantam, named after the school mascot, is in ... - Anne Arundel faces school bus driver shortage, transportation issues (2019)
Some students from Wiley H. Bates Middle School rode into school on a bus but didn’t have a bus to get home after two bus ...
