Beginning Thursday, officials with Richland School District Two say students and employees will be required to wear face coverings in schools.
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“We can do better,” said Mayor Steve Benjamin. “We must do better. We have to work together.”
The governor’s stance has been consistent, as has that of Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin. Earlier this summer, he announced a city wide mask mandate for 43 elementary and middle schools in the city.
“I think it’s very clear that if we are not called back in, this is going to land in courts for them to make a decision,” said Rep. Russell Ott from St. Matthews. “All we’re simply saying is that’s not necessary.”
The Richland Two Board of Trustees will hold a special called meeting today to discuss the debate over masks and receive legal advice.
The school boards of both Richland One and Richland Two will host meetings tonight to discuss topics including mask wearing.
Richland School District Two is teaming up with Providence Health-Northeast to give its students a leg up in health care studies.
Earlier today, the Midlands bus driver being called a hero shared his story on Good Morning America. Deputies say Richland Two bus driver Kenneth Corbin kept the kids inside his school bus safe during a hijacking earlier this month.
A Richland Two school bus driver is being hailed a hero. The Midlands bus driver was on his morning route last week, when the bus full of students was hijacked. Kenneth Corbin was honored for his bravery in a ceremony held this afternoon.
