ABC Columbia Students still required to wear face coverings in R1 schools May 11, 2021 10:31 PM EDT (Courtesy: RCSD1) COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – Tuesday, Richland School District One announced it will still require students wear face coverings at its schools, despite Governor Henry McMaster’s latest executive order which gave parents the power to opt their children out of wearing masks in public schools. Superintendent Craig Witherspoon said the district’s face covering policy and related requirements will remain in place, including the wearing of face coverings by students and staff in our schools and administrative buildings and on our school buses as the district awaits guidance and additional information from the S.C. Department of Education and the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control.