Lowcountry school boards weigh in on governorâs mask order
VIDEO: McMaster mask order splits Lowcountry school districts on enforcement By Nick Reagan | May 12, 2021 at 9:48 PM EDT - Updated May 12 at 10:06 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - School districts around the Lowcountry are reacting to Governor Henry McMasterâs order that the requires districts to allow parents to opt-out of the schoolâs mask requirements.
Justin Farnsworth is a school board member in Dorchester School District 2. He says there were rumblings that an order was coming, but they were given no warning before the announcement was made.
âThe order that came out was, I donât want to say, a shocker but just something we were not fully ready for or expecting yesterday,â Farnsworth said.
Dorchester District 2 balances budget in spite of funding formula
VIDEO: Dorchester District 2 balances budget in spite of funding formula By Nick Reagan | May 10, 2021 at 6:58 PM EDT - Updated May 10 at 7:13 PM
DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - Dorchester School District 2 representatives presented a balanced budget to the Dorchester County Council on Monday, and while their budget is growing by about $9.1 million the district listed several critical needs that will go unfunded.
Those needs include a resource officer at two North Charleston schools, salary adjustments for transportation staff and an increase to substitute teacher pay.
The budget will also not include the district’s goal of getting guidance counselors back into the elementary schools.
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Dorchester Dist. 2 funding among the lowest in the state per student
VIDEO: Dorchester Dist. 2 funding among the lowest in the state per student By Nick Reagan | May 3, 2021 at 3:28 PM EDT - Updated May 3 at 7:19 PM
DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - Dorchester School District 2 has one of the highest graduation rates of any district in the Lowcountry. It is routinely ranked in the top ten for overall achievement in the state.
It is also one of the worst funded.
“I see opportunities for our students. I see opportunities for our teachers. I see programs and initiatives that we have to pass on every single year,” said school board member Justin Farnsworth.