The South Carolina Supreme Court has struck down the City of Columbia's mask mandate for schools, saying a budget proviso from the state makes clear such a rule can't happen.
The case involved Columbia's city council passing a mask mandate ordinance for elementary and middle schools last month. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson sued, saying what the city was doing violated a proviso-- or spending condition--passed by the legislature in June as part of the budget.
Writing for the court, Justice John Kitteredge stated that budget Proviso 1.108 has "unmistakable clarity" and that the city government can't pass laws that contradict state laws. The proviso barred any school district from passing a mask mandate or enforcing one. If they did, they'd risk losing state funding.
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