|June 2, 2021 at 6:43 AM EDT - Updated June 2 at 7:46 AM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston County School District and the Medical University of South Carolina are wrapping up the second week of their COVID-19 vaccination clinics for those 12 and older.
CCSD Spokesperson Andrew Pruitt says the district has been able to administer the Pfizer vaccines to more than 530 students between the ages of 12 and 15 through their vaccination clinics.
These numbers are in addition to more than 150 people above the age of 16, but Pruitt says they also include family members or community members in a students household.
The district is scheduled to start the final round of clinics on June 15, and Pruitt says they will be administering the first and second dose of the vaccine at those clinics.
The Charleston County School District and the Medical University of South Carolina are wrapping up the second week of their COVID-19 vaccination clinics for those 12 and older.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - A teacher who claims school administrators engaged in a civil conspiracy to have her fired for reporting a student to the police will have another shot at proving her case after the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned its own precedent.
The decision drew criticism from one justice who said that by correcting one problem, the state’s high court may have created a larger one by leaving jurors free to impose liability on defendants based solely on their “own sense of fairness and right and wrong.”
Leisel Paradis sued the Charleston County School District, a high school and two administrators claiming she was given an unsatisfactory performance evaluation and ultimately fired for reporting a student’s classroom misconduct to police. She sued for defamation and civil conspiracy, but the district and appeals court dismissed her conspiracy claims because she failed to plead “special damages” arising specifi
|May 25, 2021 at 5:10 AM EDT - Updated May 25 at 5:10 AM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Summer is almost here, and the Charleston County Public Library and the Charleston County School District are working together to help students and children read more than ever.
This joint initiative is part of the library’s annual “Summer Reading” program, which provides incentives for reading during the summer months.
Summer Reading features a fantastic lineup of free virtual online events and programs, outdoor programs as well as fun prizes.
“Summer Reading is the perfect time to read for fun while keeping students engaged,” CCPL Executive Director Angela Craig said. “CCPL has always been a partner in educational success, with our Summer Reading program our way to help fight the summer slide.”
Summer is almost here, and the Charleston County Public Library and the Charleston County School District are working together to help students and children read more than ever.