{"id":"SC-057","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"South Carolina","state":"SC","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"South Carolina Department of Education (Superintendent Molly M. Spearman)","authority":"S.C. Code § 59-5-60 (State Board and Department authority); AccelerateED reopening requirements; DHEC guidance","instrument":"South Carolina Department of Education Face Covering Guidelines for K-12 Public Schools (last updated Aug. 3, 2020)","title":"Face coverings required on school buses and in public school facilities for the 2020-21 school year","dateIssued":"2020-08-03","effective":"2020-08-03 (announced July 31, 2020) for the 2020-21 school year","end":"End of the 2020-21 school year; for 2021-22 displaced by Proviso 1.108 and the Superintendent\u0027s memorandum (SC-043 recital)","startDate":"2020-08-03","endDate":"2021-06-30","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["MASK","SCH","EMP"],"addressees":["students and staff of every public school","bus drivers and support staff","school districts"],"clause":"the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) is requiring face coverings to be worn on school buses and within public school facilities... Students and staff in South Carolina public schools must wear a face covering upon entering a school building, moving through hallways, during carpool/bus drop off or pickup, and when social distancing is not possible or optimal.... Staff members, including bus drivers, are required to wear face coverings while boarding, riding, driving, and exiting school buses.","enforcement":"Condition of district reopening plans approved by the Department; the Fourth Circuit records it as a Department \u0027policy requiring face coverings\u0027 (SC-043)","functions":["IN instruction","TR transport","WF school workforce and parents","HR staffing of bus routes"],"notes":"The statewide school mask rule for the 2020-21 year; South Carolina\u0027s only statewide face-covering rule reaching a workforce of tens of thousands outside restaurants and State buildings.","sourceUrl":"https://ed.sc.gov/state-board/state-board-of-education/additional-resources/south-carolina-department-of-education-face-covering-guidelines-for-k-12-public-schools/","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20211126104542/https://www.ed.sc.gov/state-board/state-board-of-education/additional-resources/south-carolina-department-of-education-face-covering-guidelines-for-k-12-public-schools/","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":183622,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SC","url":"/library/SC-057","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SC-057","citation":"South Carolina Department of Education (Superintendent Molly M. Spearman), South Carolina Department of Education Face Covering Guidelines for K-12 Public Schools (last updated Aug. 3, 2020) (Ex. SC-057)","stateName":"South Carolina","related":["SC-043"]}