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.
Charleston County revisits future plans for new high school in Awendaw
VIDEO: Charleston County revisits future plans for new high school in Awendaw By Lillian Donahue | May 10, 2021 at 3:04 PM EDT - Updated May 10 at 7:17 PM
AWENDAW, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston County School District wants to turn a large plot of land between Awendaw and McClellanville into the next site for the areaâs middle and high schools.
The complex, planned along N. Highway 17 and Jenkins Hill Rd., would be the first high school in the area in seven years since Lincoln High school in McClellanville closed.
âIn my opinion, every community needs to have a school,â CCSD District 1 School Board Member Shirley Collenton said. âSince we no longer have the high school in the area, itâs really a ghost town because we no longer have a place with activities where the community can come together.â
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Constituent board gets updates on new Johns Island elementary school
VIDEO: Constituent board gets updates on new Johns Island elementary school By Paola Tristan Arruda | March 2, 2021 at 10:24 PM EST - Updated March 2 at 11:27 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A new elementary school is coming to Johns Island and the St. Johns Constituent District 9 Board of Trustees has a lot of questions about what the school will look like.
On Tuesday, officials with the Charleston County School District answered the District 9 board’s questions and concerns during a meeting.
Many of the questions centered around the school’s potential location and how far students may have to travel to get to the school.