SC State Supreme Court hears cases on mask mandates

MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS AREWATCHING THIS CLOSELY.REPORTER: BOTH INVOLVE A BAN ONMASK MANDATES SPANNING FROMPROVISOS WHICH PENALIZEDROMDISTRICTS IF THEY WERE TO IMPOSEMASK MANDATES.TWO HEARINGSN OMASK MANDATEBANS INVOLVING THE STATE MONDAY,-- STATE THE FIRST AGAINST THETUESDAY.CITY OF COLUMBIA, WHHICIMPLEMENTED AN ORDINANCE TOREQUE IRFACE COVERINGS IN ALLDAYCARES, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLESCHOOLS WITHIN CITY LIMITS.THE RICHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICTSECOND, TWO, THE ATTORNEYGENERAL’S OFFICE ARGUING IN BOTHTHAT PROVISOS LEGALLY BLOCK THEENFORCEMENT OF MASK MANDATESWITHIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.THE CITY OF COLUMBIAND ARICHLAND ONE QUESTIONINGHE TLEGALITY.