b'PARENTINGFive Days, Face-to-Face PARENTING Instruction DebateBy Debra YoungLawmakersandeducatorsaroundthecountrytheparentsoffourchildren:twoincollege,onein arelockedinaheateddebateaboutthesafetyofhighschoolandoneinthehealthcareprofession. returningtoin-personclassesfivedaysperweekSo, she is well versed on the topic from a parent and forpublicschools.Despiteapprehensionsfromeducatorspointofview,andhasherfingeronthe educators,SouthCarolinasgovernor,Henrypulse of teachers concerns around the state.Harris McMaster,ispushingteacherstofullyreturntoisadamantthatteachersshouldnotbeforcedto face-to-faceinstruction.Insomestates,teachersreturn to the classroom until proper safety measures havebeendeemedessentialworkers.Inthesehavebeentaken,includingmakingprovisionsfor stateshealthcareworkers,long-termcarestaffandany teacher who wants a vaccine to get one.Harris residents,childcareworkersandbelievesthatensuringthat teachersareconsideredpriorityteachersfeelsafereturning populationsfortheCOVID-19andparentsfeelsafesending vaccinedistribution.Yeteventheirchildrenbackarekeysto though there is an effort to forceasuccessfulreturntoin-person teacherstoreturntoinpersonclasses.instruction, SC has not provided guidanceonthisdesignationMitigation and for SC teachers.In response toCommunity SpreadteachersrequesttoreceivetheThe Center for Disease Control vaccine prior to returning to therecentlystatedthatitwassafe classroom,GovernorMcMasterforteacherstofullyreturnto tweeted,Itisunethical,theclassroomwithoutbeing immoralandabsolutelyvaccinated,ifpropervirus unacceptable.Sincethattweet,mitigation is implemented at the the SC Senate has unanimouslyschoolandcommunityspread passedaBill(S.516),whichislowtomoderate.However, wouldmoveteachers,daycareHarrisdiscussedmultiple workers and critical school staffexamplesofasymptomatic up in line for the vaccine.The proposal would alsostudentscomingtoschoolandinfectingothers. require school districts to return to in-person classesAccordingtoHarris,onestudentsmom,dad, five days per week after spring break whether teachersgrandmotherandauntallworkinfourdifferent are fully vaccinated or not. facilities in the school district and everyone they came ForthepastnineyearsCherylHarrishasbeenain contact with were exposed.She recounts how just memberoftheRichlandOneSchoolBoardandin the past week two schools had positive cases, and for the past two years she has served as president ofeveryonehadtoquarantine.Harrisalsoconfided theSouthCarolinaCaucusofBlackSchoolBoardthat some schools do not report positive cases. While members.Sheandherhusband,RobertarealsoHarris says that she respects science, she stressed that 24IMARA'