The Palmetto State is one of five states under federal investigation by the Department of Education. The feds are looking to see if the state is discriminating against students with disabilities by banning school mask mandates in schools.
Some parents welcome the investigation, hoping it will create action and allow masks to be required in schools to protect their children.
"It's kind of like the government has failed us on every level," Christa Kedar, a mother in Fort Mill, said. "It feels as though all these parents are stuck."
Her daughter was supposed to walk into kindergarten this school year, but because of South Carolina state law, Fort Mill Schools cannot require masks. Her daughter's doctor told her to keep her home, especially when factoring in the kindergartener's asthma.
South Carolina public schools are bound by Proviso 1.108 which was passed by the General Assembly. This Proviso prevents school districts from requiring face coverings in schools. The use of face coverings by students and staff within school facilities remains a recommendation of state and federal public health officials and Proviso 1.108 does not prevent districts from encouraging the wearing of face coverings in these settings.
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