By Cyreia Sandlin, Sarah Winkelmann and Alyssa Jackson
More than 40 bus drivers with the school system called out again Tuesday. Bus drivers and monitors were back out on Gamble Road in protest to make their voices heard.
COVID guidelines vary from district-to-district. And that, combined with some serious outbreaks, has some parents confused and distressed. WTOC Investigates decided to take a look at the various guidelines and talk to some of the people affected by them.
Among the plaintiffs is Able South Carolina, a Columbia-based nonprofit that advocates for disability rights and disability justice and provides one-on-one services.
Long County families with preschoolers won’t have the option to continue with virtual learning when the district returns to in-person learning on Monday, September 13.
The Long County School System says it plans to resume face-to-face learning effective Monday, Sept. 13, provided the number of positive COVID-19 cases are trending downward at that time.
The Wayne County School System has announced that students will return to virtual learning on Tuesday, September 7 due to rising COVID-19 cases in the county.
The Savannah College of Art and Design is requiring all staff and students to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing to return to campus for the Fall 2021 semester.
South Carolina’s highest court will hear two challenges to the state’s refusal to let school districts require masks for students and teachers this week.
State health officials on Friday reported a total of 6,697 new cases of COVID-19 which is the third-highest total in a single day since the start of the pandemic
The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System announced Friday Beach High School will be temporarily transitioning to virtual learning due to a number of positive COVID-19 cases.
A South Carolina Department of Education spokesman said criticism of the agency’s policy against denying a child who doesn’t follow a mask mandate a ride on a school bus relies on a “false assumption.”
A review of announcements by Georgia school districts shows that more than half of all public school students are now required to wear masks in class to protect against the coronavirus.
The Beaufort County Board of Education was burning the midnight oil Monday night. They’re trying to decide if students will be required to wear masks in schools.
The Tattnall County Board of Education announced Monday they will now be offering virtual learning to families who wish to utilize this option instead of the traditional classroom setting.
The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) sent a message to parents Monday afternoon to alert them to possible transportation delays due to a personnel shortage.
The Jasper County School District has announced that Ridgeland-Hardeeville High School will return to virtual learning the week of Monday, August 23 due to rising COVID-19 cases.
McMcMaster responded to this and the Biden administration’s determination to allow mask requirements to be put in place in schools Friday by repeating masking should be up to a child’s parents.
A temporary law written in the state budget, known as a proviso, prohibits schools and districts from using state funding to enforce mask mandates, at the risk of that funding being reduced.
Secretary of Education Miguel A. Cardona sent a letter to Gov. Henry McMaster and State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman criticizing the state budget rule that bans schools from requiring masks be worn.
South Carolina State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman says she plans to hold a news conference to discuss COVID-19 recommendations in schools.
The South Carolina House Democratic Caucus is calling state House and Senate leaders to act to repeal a temporary law banning school districts from requiring masks in schools.
