Garrett said her team did this study to get a better idea of what impact the pandemic had on teachers leaving but found the districts couldn’t tell them what percent of departures were related to COVID-19.
Rep. Ashley Trantham, R-Greenville, who is the primary sponsor of the bill said trans women competing on a woman’s team would be, “absolutely taking opportunities away from women.”
In different interviews, former United Nations Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has been quoted saying Donald Trump “let us down,” while also calling for people to “give the man a break.”
The new, daily COVID-19 case numbers reported by the Department of Health and Environmental Control in the second week of February are about four times lower than some of the data reported in January.
A bill lawmakers and hospitals hope will help improve the vaccine roll out in South Carolina, in particular in rural communities, has passed the South Carolina Senate and is now heading back to the House.
The South Carolina Senate confirmed Dr. Edward Simmer as the new director of the state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control Thursday morning.
The candidate for the post, Dr. Edward Simmer, received a unanimous vote to send his appointment to lead DHEC out of the Senate Medical Affairs Committee on Tuesday.