Schools urged to seek legal counsel after SC governor s order to allow parental mask choice
The SC Department of Education says the Governor s decision caused hysteria and likely wasn t one he was legally authorized to make. Author: Kayland Hagwood Updated: 9:36 PM EDT May 12, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Henry McMaster issued an executive order which immediately stops most mask requirements in cities and counties around the state.
The order also seeks to bar so-called ‘vaccine passports’ in South Carolina that would force residents to provide proof they’ve been vaccinated to access certain services and allow parents to decide if their kids wear masks to school.
SC Superintendent pushes back but complies with Governorâs executive order
VIDEO: SC Superintendent pushes back but complies with Governorâs executive order By Adam Mintzer | May 12, 2021 at 8:08 PM EDT - Updated May 12 at 8:51 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - State Superintendent Molly Spearman said she was reading the Governorâs most recent executive order to make masks options in schools for the first time last night when school leaders started reaching out to her with questions.
âTo be honest with you it has caused much commotion and chaos across many of our schools and communities in South Carolina,â Spearman told reporters Thursday. âThere was no time for school districts to prepare, or very little time, or any form for parents to fill out to sign.â
Can he do that? SC Superintendent pushes back but complies with Governorâs executive order
Can he do that? SC Superintendent pushes back but complies with Governorâs executive order By Adam Mintzer | May 12, 2021 at 9:57 PM EDT - Updated May 12 at 9:57 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - State Superintendent Molly Spearman said she was reading the Governorâs most recent executive order to make masks optional in schools for the first time last night when school leaders started reaching out to her with questions.
âTo be honest with you, it has caused much commotion and chaos across many of our schools and communities in South Carolina,â Spearman told reporters Thursday. âThere was no time for school districts to prepare, or very little time, or any form for parents to fill out to sign.â
SC teachers group calls for protest after McMasterâs school mask order The teachers group SC for Ed, which participated in this massive protest at the State House in Columbia in May 2019, is calling for protests of the state s decision to drop mask requirements for state schools on Monday. (Source: Live 5/File) By Patrick Phillips | May 13, 2021 at 10:29 AM EDT - Updated May 13 at 10:40 AM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - The teachers group SC for Ed will protest South Carolinaâs decision to drop mask mandates for schools.
The group scheduled a protest at locations across the state including the State House, the Governorâs Mansion, the South Carolina Department of Education headquarters and school district offices. The event, called the âEnough is Enough Protest,â is scheduled for 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday, according to the groupâs website.
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Students still required to wear face coverings in R1 schools
May 11, 2021 10:31 PM EDT
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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Tuesday, Richland School District One announced it will still require students wear face coverings at its schools, despite Governor Henry McMaster’s latest executive order which gave parents the power to opt their children out of wearing masks in public schools.
Superintendent Craig Witherspoon said the district’s face covering policy and related requirements will remain in place, including the wearing of face coverings by students and staff in our schools and administrative buildings and on our school buses as the district awaits guidance and additional information from the S.C. Department of Education and the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control.