As COVID-19 cases rise, Gov. McMaster pushes for face-to-face school option

S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster is continuing his push to convince K-12 schools to offer parents the option to send children back to schools in-person, five days per week.

“We can’t afford to keep schools closed. We can’t afford to have them closed as long as we have,” McMaster said during a Wednesday press conference.

“I do not have the authority to make the school districts (reopen),” McMaster said. “Had I had the authority, I would have done it a long time ago.”

McMaster’s push comes as coronavirus cases continue to increase both throughout the country and in South Carolina. Tuesday marked the fifth straight day where there were 2,000 or more confirmed COVID-19 cases in a day.

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