SC Department of Education to reinstate mask mandate on school buses
The SC Department of Education has announced it will enforce a mask mandate on school buses once again.
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Richland Two file motion for temporary injunction regarding proviso prohibiting mask mandates
A Midlands school district is turning to the state’s highest court to intervene in the dispute over mask mandates in schools.
Attorney General Wilson files suit against City of Columbia over school mask mandate
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is filing a suit against the City of Columbia over its institution of a mask mandate in schools.
SC State requiring masks inside university buildings
South Carolina State University says face coverings are now required inside all university buildings. Officials say masks do not need to be worn in personal offices, individual residence hall rooms or while you are eating.
More students return to school in the Midlands as the debate over masks goes on
More school districts welcomed students back to class this morning, as the debate on masking continues.
More SC school districts consider flouting mask mandate ban
By Michelle Liu
With hundreds of South Carolina students already quarantined for COVID-19 at the start of the fall semester, some local governments are considering joining the capital city of Columbia in requiring masks in schools despite a state budget proviso that bans districts from doing so without risking funding.
MASKS IN SCHOOLS: State senator sides with Columbia’s mayor on issue of legality of mandate
“The real question is ‘Can the city enforce the ordinance that they wrote?’ That’s something that has to be interpreted by the courts,” said State Senator John Scott of Columbia.
AG Alan Wilson responds to lawsuit filed by UofSC professor regarding mask mandate
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson entered his response to a lawsuit filed by a University of South Carolina professor over Wilson’s opinion that a university mask mandate violated state law.
Governor McMaster: Masking children to protect adults is the wrong thing to do
Governor Henry McMaster held a news conference to update the state’s response to COVID-19. McMaster began by encouraging people to make the decision to get vaccinated if they want to, pointing out how readily available the vaccine is. Despite acknowledging the threat the Delta variant poses, McMaster says he refuses to shut the state down or require masks in school.
State senator, UofSC professor ask SC Supreme Court to weigh in on mask mandate at the university
A University of South Carolina professor is petitioning the South Carolina Supreme Court over the university rescinding its mask mandate. Senator Dick Harpootlian filed documents Thursday on behalf of Professor Richard Creswick.
