SC for Ed cancels protest after receiving numerous threats
SC for Ed cancels protest after receiving numerous threats By WIS News 10 Staff | May 16, 2021 at 10:42 AM EDT - Updated May 16 at 12:21 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - After receiving numerous threats, SC for Ed has announced it will be canceling a protest that had been scheduled for tomorrow.
In a statement released Saturday, the organization said:
âThe SC for Ed community has received harassing and threatening messages from groups with extreme views about masking, who have falsely represented our event as being primarily mask-related. Our event is meant to bring attention to the continued mistreatment of teachers in SC public schools and the negative impact that has on students.â
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SC for Ed calls for day of protest in response to lifting mask mandates in schools
“The repealing of the mask is the final straw,” Nicole Walker with SC for Ed said Share Updated: 9:18 AM EDT May 14, 2021
SC for Ed calls for day of protest in response to lifting mask mandates in schools
“The repealing of the mask is the final straw,” Nicole Walker with SC for Ed said Share Updated: 9:18 AM EDT May 14, 2021
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Show Transcript NEXT HOUR. THANK YOU, PATRICK AND A TEACHER GROUP IN SOUTH CAROLINA IS PLANNING PROTESTS OVER LIFTING MASK MANDATES FOR SCHOOLS ALL ACROSS THE STATE SC FOR ED HAS ANNOUNCED A SERIES OF PROTESTS THAT THEY’VE SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY FROM 9:00 IN THE MORNING TO FOUR IN THE AFTERNOON. THE GROUP SAYS THAT IT PLANS TO PROTEST AT THE STATE HOUSE THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICE AND THE GOVERNOR’S MANSION SC FOR ED ALSO ENCOURAGE PROTEST AT LOCAL DISTRICT OFFICES T
SC for Ed calls for day of protest in response to lifting mask mandates in schools
SC for Ed calls for day of protest in response to lifting mask mandates in schools By Lauren Adams | May 13, 2021 at 9:38 PM EDT - Updated May 14 at 12:12 AM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Some South Carolina teachers are expressing their anger towards the Governor following his
executive order to make masks optional in schools.
Now they plan to make their voices heard by holding a protest in downtown Columbia.
SC for Ed says the protest isnât just about masks. Itâs also about changing the way the state treats teachers.
Students in South Carolina schools still need to have masks, Department of Education says
If parents sign a waiver, it will allow their child to go to school without a mask, the governor s order says Share Updated: 10:04 AM EDT May 12, 2021
Students in South Carolina schools still need to have masks, Department of Education says
If parents sign a waiver, it will allow their child to go to school without a mask, the governor s order says Share Updated: 10:04 AM EDT May 12, 2021
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Show Transcript THANK YOU. CHRIS A NEW ORDER FROM GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER TONIGHT. IT ALLOWS PARENTS TO DECIDE WHETHER THEIR CHILDREN SHOULD WEAR MASKS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE ANNOUNCEMENT CAME JUST HOURS AFTER PARENTS IN GREENVILLE COUNTY PROTESTED THE MASS REQUIREMENT THERE AT THE DISTRICT. GOVERNOR HAS DIRECTED DHEC TO CREATE A STANDARDIZED FORM ALLOWING PARENTS TO OPT THEIR CHILDREN OUT OF WEARING A MASK IN SCHOOLS. THE GOVERNOR’S ORDER ALSO RESTRICTS