Here are the schools affected by Columbia Mayor Benjamin’s school mask order
Students, faculty and staff at more than 40 schools and daycare centers in Columbia will be required to wear masks to comply with Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin’s emergency mask order.
The mask order, which Benjamin issued Wednesday, requires all students between the ages of two and 14 to wear masks at school. The order also applies to visitors.
Benjamin’s order follows a surge in COVID-19 cases in South Carolina, the prominence of the delta variant and political debate over mandatory mask requirements.
The order applies to both private schools and schools in the Richland 1 school district. Other school districts in the county, such as Lexington-Richland 5 and Richland 2 do not have any schools within the city limits, spokeswomen for both districts told The State.
Here is a list of the schools affected:
A.C. Moore Elementary School
Arden Elementary School
Bradley Elementary School
Brennen Elementary School
Burton-Pack Elementary School
Carver-Lyon Elementary School
Caughman Road Elementary School
H.B. Rhame Elementary School
Hyatt Park Elementary School
A.J. Lewis-Greenview Elementary School
Logan Elementary School
Meadowfield Elementary School
Rosewood Elementary School
South Kilbourne Elementary
Watkins-Nance Elementary
Annie Burnside Elementary School
Alcorn Middle School
Hand Middle School
Heyward Gibbes Middle School
St. Andrews Middle School
W.A. Perry Middle School
W.G. Sanders Middle School
Ben Lippen School
Covenant Classical Christian School
Hammond School
Kilbourne Park Baptist
Montessori Early Learning Center
Montessori School of Columbia
Saint Joseph Catholic School
Saint Martin de Porres Catholic School
Saint Peter’s Catholic School
Sandhills School
Asbury Kindergarten and Preschool
Bethel Learning Center
Center for Learning
Northminster ECDC
Columbia Islamic School
Daniel’s Christian School
Columbia Montessori Children’s House
Clear Dot Charter School
Midlands Arts Conservatory
Rosewood Classical School
Pendergrass Fairwold