Check back for updates on this developing story South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster's latest announcement announcing that face masks can no longer be required in schools, businesses and municipalities has created questions over its legality and practicality. The state Dept. of Health and Environmental Control, the agency tasked with handling the COVID-19 pandemic, announced that it would not be changing its directives, which call for masks in schools, businesses and other indoor spaces with close quarters. The state Dept. of Education – while stating that McMaster's order is not constitutional – lifted their statewide mask rule in schools, but kept their requirement on buses, which is a federal mandate.