Thursday, January 10 2013 3:57 PM EST2013-01-10 20:57:13 GMT
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) – From downtown Charleston to North Charleston, police, school and community leaders discussed the need for security in elementary schools. At the core of the discussion: whetherMore >>
From downtown Charleston to North Charleston, police, school and community leaders discussed the need for security in elementary schools. At the core of the discussion: whether or not police are really needed.More >>
Wednesday, January 9 2013 7:11 PM EST2013-01-10 00:11:44 GMT
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) -- The national debate over curbing gun violence has hit the Lowcountry. Already Georgetown County and the City of North Charleston will employ officers at their schools. On WednesdayMore >>
The national debate over curbing gun violence has hit the Lowcountry. Already Georgetown County and the City of North Charleston will employ officers at their schools.More >>
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina's top law enforcement officer says having a police officer in every school in the state is a must.
State Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel told senators Thursday that's his top recommendation for ensuring school safety after last month's massacre at a Connecticut elementary school.
How to pay for the idea is up for debate.
Keel opposes arming school employees.
He says even those with concealed weapon permits have limited training. Keel also says it would create confusion, because officers responding to a shooting would not be able to identify the bad guys if employees in civilian clothes have guns.
But state schools chief Mick Zais says whether to allow a few highly trained employees to carry a gun should be a local decision.
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says he's gotten calls from two conservative groups that feel they were wrongfully targeted by the Internal Revenue Service.More >>
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says he's gotten calls from two conservative groups that feel they were wrongfully targeted by the Internal Revenue Service.More >>
The South Carolina treasurer's office has settled a lawsuit against a bank it accused of losing $200 million in retirees' money for $34 million including $9 million to the state's attorneys.More >>
The South Carolina treasurer's office has settled a lawsuit against a bank it accused of losing $200 million in retirees' money for $34 million including $9 million to the state's attorneys.More >>
A federal judge has scheduled a hearing to formally settle lawsuits challenging the $650 million deepening of the Savannah River shipping channel.More >>
A federal judge has scheduled a hearing to formally settle lawsuits challenging the $650 million deepening of the Savannah River shipping channel.More >>
A judge has ordered a 22-year-old former University of South Carolina student to spend seven years in prison and get drug, alcohol and mental health counseling after he admitted burning down a Columbia bar.More >>
A judge has ordered a 22-year-old former University of South Carolina student to spend seven years in prison and get drug, alcohol and mental health counseling after he admitted burning down a Columbia bar.More >>
