Senate passes bill to get South Carolina teachers vaccinated quicker
If the bill becomes law, it would put teachers and day care workers into Phase 1A of the coronavirus vaccination plan. Author: Julia Kauffman (WLTX) Updated: 11:09 PM EST February 9, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. The debate over whether South Carolina teachers move up in the vaccination line now moves to the House after the Senate unanimously passed a bill Tuesday night.
As school districts are pressured to return to five days of face-to-face instruction, many argue that teachers need to be vaccinated against the virus before doing that. That’s why the state Senate has passed a bill that moves teachers up to Phase 1A of the vaccination plan.