Masks optional for students at Lexington-Richland School District Five
The school board voted to make masks optional for students beginning Monday May 10. But students still must wear a mask when riding the bus. Author: Eleanor Tabone (WLTX) Updated: 11:21 PM EDT May 4, 2021
IRMO, S.C. The mask mandate in Lexington-Richland District School District Five will be lifted, effective Monday May 10.
In a four to two vote, the board reached a decision, saying the mask requirement will be voluntary. Students will now have a choice on whether they wear a mask or not.
The Lexington-Richland Five Board of Trustees held a specially called meeting Tuesday night to discuss the current mask mandate.
ABC Columbia
Apr 16, 2021 12:23 PM EDT
We spoke with some teachers, about getting the shot.
The vaccine was provided to all district teachers, school support staff, student teachers, and district substitutes.
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.
By Adam Benson
abenson@postandcourier.com
As of Monday, the district has seen 1,034 students and staff quarantines since the start of the academic calendar, which opened Sept. 8 with an option for two days of in-person learning to a community split between demands of full-time classroom teaching and remaining fully virtual to avoid COVID-19 exposure.
Many of those feelings were again on display during Monday nightâs meeting.
âThe goalposts keep moving. Thatâs how a lot of us feel,â said Hugh Ryan, a district parent. âIf the data of says Go virtual, Iâm 100 percent for it. But there are so many agendas floating around.â