Yes, I know that’s one heck of a headline but I had to get it all in. Yes, the mask chaos continues in South Carolina and it has now escalated to the Civil Rights Division within the US Department of Education…apparently this might be a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The letter which is posted below states basically thatSouth Carolina shouldn’t worry 😉 …yeah, right….it’s 2021 people. We know how the feds operate. Does anyone really believe this? Check out this statement found on page 4 of the letter. “Please note that opening this directed investigation in no way implies that OCR has decided whether there has been a violation of a law OCR enforces. During the investigation, OCR is a neutral factfinder, collecting and analyzing relevant evidence from the SCDE and other sources as appropriate prior to reaching a determination in this matter.”
Lots of fun and frivolity in the Palmetto State and everyone as their brother sets their sites on the deplorables who live in this state who had the audacity to think that parents should be able to make the determination as to whether or not their children should wear masks. Oh, and if you think this is going to end with the masks, you’re crazy. Vaccines will be next year’s saga and the year after that will probably be actual parental rights in general. Just because you perhaps fathered or gave birth to your child, does in no way mean you know what’s best for them. The state will tell you what’s best for them. And if you know what’s best for you, you’ll just back away like so many do. There are small numbers of people who are pushing back. Is it enough? I don’t know.
Below is the letter sent by Suzanne B. Goldberg, Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education to the Honorable Molly M. Spearman, State Superintendent of Education, South Carolina. I’m sure this will only encourage South Carolina’s Department of Education as well as SC DHEC to push like crazy to get school districts to require masks. I’m not a lawyer so I don’t know how all of this works. My guess is that the US Department of Education will soon open investigations in to many other school districts just as they are doing at the state level. More threats from an overbearing and tyrranical federal government. Is anyone surprised?
Maybe what they are trying to do is level the playing field between blue states and red states. Since it’s unfair that the red states aren’t all masked up and the blue states are, the feds have to step in to make life as miserable as possible for the red state citizens. With South Carolina stand for it? I don’t know. The state has a long and great history but in the current era, it’s run by RINOs who typically just roll over. Will the people demand their representatives fight for them? That’s still to be seen.
Oh…and Republican Governor Henry McMaster who is up for re-election in 2022, had this to say about the Judge Mary Geiger Lewis’ mask mandate ruling two days ago that caused this stir…it’s a typical weak-kneed response from McMaster…the SC Republicans caved when challenged on their abortion bill….they will likely cave on this as well. Will the parents cave?
The South Carolina Department of Education has come out with busing protocols for the 2020-2021 school year. They have an entire web site called Dedication to Education to provide guidance as to how schools should operate this year during Covid-19. This comes from the work led by State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman who convened school administration leaders and teachers from all over the state to participate in the AccelerateED task force.
From Dedication to Education:
“The first thing you should know is that all our focus, and every single one of our priorities, are directed toward protecting the health, safety and wellness of students and staff while giving students the best possible learning experience that is as close to normal as health and safety allow.”
There still appears to be a lot up in the air yet for this coming school year. We are waiting to hear from Greenville County Schools supposedly by July 21st as to what their plan will be for opening.
Governor McMaster yesterday suggested that schools should delay the opening until September 8th due to the spike in Covid cases right now in South Carolina.