Early voting is underway in Dorchester County regarding a $200 million referendum aimed at helping alleviate overcrowding in Dorchester School District 2 school
Dorchester District 2 plan has all students back in school full time by end of February
VIDEO: Dorchester District 2 plan has all students back in school full time by end of February By Live 5 Web Staff | January 25, 2021 at 9:41 PM EST - Updated January 26 at 4:36 AM
DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - All students at Dorchester School District 2 will be back in school full time by the end of February.
On Monday night, the school board approved the amended plan which would have a transitional period starting on Feb 2. with all schools back to face-to-face classes five days a week by Feb. 22.
State education leaders set to announce plans after federal COVID paid leave expires
VIDEO: State education leaders set to announce plans after federal COVID paid leave expires By Kaitlin Stansell | January 6, 2021 at 9:07 PM EST - Updated January 6 at 11:42 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Federal provisions to help pay employees, including teachers, while they quarantined due to COVID exposure or sickness expired at the end of the year, and educators are anxious to hear how school districts and state leaders will handle these situations moving forward.
“Without access to paid leave, means that teachers are either going to have to draw down their sick leave balance or their personal leave balance or in many cases, especially for our early career teachers…they could be looking at days without pay,” said Patrick Kelly, with the Palmetto State Teachers Association.