SC teacher group organizing protest after governorâs order on masks in schools Source: WMBF News By WMBF News Staff | May 12, 2021 at 9:09 PM EDT - Updated May 12 at 10:10 PM
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - A teacher group in South Carolina is now looking to protest the lifting of mask mandates for schools across the state.
In a statement published Wednesday, SC for Ed called the decision from Gov. Henry McMaster and state superintendent Molly Spearman âthe last in a long line of abuses against school staff by our state leaders.â
Please join us Monday to make your voice heard. pic.twitter.com/g9LCPTUFkEâ SCforED (@SCforEd) May 12, 2021
School districts work to get teacher vaccine plans in place Coronavirus vaccine (Source: KSLA) By Emily Wakeman | February 5, 2021 at 8:46 PM EST - Updated February 5 at 8:46 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Governor Henry McMaster and Superintendent Molly Spearman have charged school districts to get back to the classroom with or without a vaccine and to get a plan in place regarding how to vaccinate teachers when the state moves to Phase 1B.
“It feels like being tossed the bare minimum of the life preserver and then being told good luck,” SC for Ed Research Director Steve Nuzum said.
South Carolina Education Association President Sherry East said that some larger districts have been preparing for this for weeks, while smaller districts are just now getting started and working at full speed to get their plans ready.
SC for Ed is calling all teachers and community members to action this week, asking everyone to contact McMaster or other representatives and make their concerns heard.
SC superintendent calls for teachers to be moved to top of phase 1b for COVID-19 vaccine By Caroline Coleburn | January 12, 2021 at 3:23 PM EST - Updated January 13 at 6:25 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman is calling on Gov. Henry McMaster and the Department of Health and Environmental Control to move teachers to the top of phase 1b for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Teachers are currently a part of that vaccine phase, but Spearman wants them prioritized among the group so they receive the vaccine before anyone else in phase 1b.
Her argument is if teachers can get vaccinated, schools can open five days a week in-person, allowing parents to return to work.