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S Carolina considers ban on trans students in girls’ sports S Carolina considers ban on trans students in girls’ sports House subcommittee didn’t take a vote on the bill Updated: 8:14 AM EST Feb 24, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript WE TAKE A LOOK AT HOW LONG THOSE CHANGES LAST COMING UP. NIGEL: STARTING TODAY, EDUCATORS IN NORTH CAROLINA ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE VACCINE. IT’S PART OF A STAGGERED GROUP THREE ROLLOUT. WYFF NEWS 4’S KYLIE JONES IS LIVE NOW FROM HENDERSON COUNTY, WITH WHO THIS INCLUDES. GOOD MORNING, KYLIE. KYLIE DANA AND NIGEL, GOOD : MORNING. THIS IS SPECIFICALLY GROUP THREE A. IT INCLUDES ANYONE WHO WORKS IN CHILDCARE, OR PRE-K THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS. IN HIS ANNOUNCEMENT, GOVERNOR RAY COOPER SAYS TEACHERS, BUS AND VAN DRIVERS, CUSTODIAL AND MAINTENANCE STAFF, AND FOOD SERVICE WORKERS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FIRST. GROUP ALSO INCLUDES, STAFF IN THREE CHILDCARE CENTERS AND HOMES, HEAD START PROGRAMS, PRESCHOOL AND PRE-K PROGRAMS, AND STAFF IN PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND CHARTER SCHOOLS. THE NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS RESPONDED TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT. THEY SAID THE PRIORITIZATION OF ANYONE IN CHILDCARE OR EDUCATION, WILL GET EVERYONE BACK IN THE CLASSROOM MORE QUICKLY. COOPER SAYS THEY HOPE TO START ADDING THE OTHER FRONTLINE WORKERS INTO THE MIX ON MARC 10. DANA AND NIGEL? NIGEL: THANK YOU. NORTH CAROLINA’S NEW CONFIRMED CORONAVIRUS CASES ARE THE LOWEST WE HAVE SEEN SINCE EARLY NOVEMBER. OFFICIALS REPORTED JUST OVER 1500 NEW CASES, WITH A POSITIVITY RATE OF 6.2%. DANA: SOUTH CAROLINA REPORTED A SIMILAR POSITIVITY RATE, WIT 718 NEW CASES. IN SOUTH CAROLINA, 7436 PEOPLE HAVE DIED WITH COVID. NORTH CAROLINA IS REPORTING 11,000 DEATHS, AND IN GEORGIA, MORE THAN PEOPLE HAVE DIED. 14,700NIGEL: STARTING TODAY, BUSINESSES WITH FEWER THAN 20 EMPLOYEES HAVE AN EXCLUSIVE TWO WEEK WINDOW TO APPLY FOR COVID RELIEF. THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS EXPANDING THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM. IN MARCH, NEW RULES WILL ALLOW MORE BUSINESSES TO PARTICIPATE. THE PPP PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP BUSINESSES IMPACTED B PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN MEASURES. DANA: NEW OVERNIGHT, TIGER WOODS IS AWAKE AND RESPONSIVE, FOLLOWING SEVERAL SURGERIES AFTER HIS ROLLOVER CRASH. NIGEL: THE HIGHLY ACCLAIMED GOLFER’S TEAM TWEETED, HE HAD A ROD PLACED IN HIS TIBIA AND SCREWS AND PINS TO STABILIZE HIS ANKLE. RIGHT NOW, NO WORD ON WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH TUESDAY MORNING IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. WOODS WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE VEHICLE, AND NO OTHER CARS WERE INVOLVED. HE WAS WEARING A SEATBELT. DANA: SWITCHING GEARS THIS MORNING CONGRESS IS PREPARING TO , CONTINUE ITS INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEADLY JANUARY ATTACK ON THE CAPITOL. SECURITY OFFICIALS CLAIMED MISSED INTELLIGENCE WAS TO BLAME FOR THE BREACH. NIGEL: NOW, IT’S THE HOUSE’S TURN TO HEAR FROM THEM. JARRED HILL IS IN OUR EXCLUSIVE WASHINGTON BUREAU WITH A LOOK AHEAD. JARRED: A BIG FOCUS TODAY IS ON THE DAMAGE FROM THE JANUARY RIOT NOT JUST TO THE CAPITOL , BUILDING ITSELF, BUT LOOKING AT HOW THE ATTACK IMPACTED T PEOPLE WHO WORK THERE, FROM CONGRESSIONAL STAFF TO FOLKS RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANING UP AFTER SPENDING HOURS ON LOCKDOWN. THIS COMES AFTER YESTERDAY’S JOINT SENATE HEARING. WHERE SECURITY OFFICIALS, RESPONSIBLE FOR PROTECTING THE CAPITOL, DESCRIBED FAILURES ACROSS THE BOARD. THEY SAID SOME INTELLIGENCE WARNINGS NEVER MADE IT UP THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. IN PARTICULAR, AN FBI THAT CAME IN THE NIGHT BEFORE THE ATTACK BUT THE FORMER CAPITOL POLICE , CHIEF SAID HE DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT IT UNTIL TWO DAYS AGO. MEANWHILE, THERE ARE STILL QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT LAW ENFORCEMENT KNEW BEFOREHAND. WHY CAPITOL POLICE WERE SO AND UNPREPARED. PAUL BASED ON THE INTELLIGENCE, : WE ALL BELIEVED THAT THE PLAN MET THE THREAT AND THAT WE WERE PREPARED. WE NOW KNOW THAT WE HAD THE WRONG PLAN I WAS JUST STUNNED THAT YOU >> KNOW, I HAVE OFFICERS THAT WERE OUT THERE LITERALLY FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES. JARRED: THERE ARE MORE HEARINGS ON THIS TOMORROW AND NEXT WEEK. AS LAWMAKERS TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BEST SECURE THE CAPITOL COMPLEX, AND KEEP IT ACCESSIBL — TO THE PUBLIC. IN WASHINGTON, I’M JARRED HILL WYFF NEWS 4 4. NIGEL: NEW DETAILS ON A FIRE IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY. THE CORONER SAYS A TODDLER DIED. DANA: THE FIRE MARSHALL IS WORKING WITH THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE TO FIND OUT WHAT SET OFF THE FLAMES. IT STARTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT A MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY ON LAPEAR DRIVE, OFF HARMON DRIVE. FIRE CREWS SAY WHEN THEY GOT THERE, THE MAJORITY OF THE HOME WAS ON FIRE. THE CORONER SAYS 19-MONTH-OLD BROOKLYN FOSTER DIED. NIGEL: RIGHT NOW IN ANDERSON COUNTY, OSHA AND THE CORONER ARE INVESTIGATING A WORK-RELATED ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENED TUESDAY AFTERNOON ON WEST FRANKLIN STREET. A TREE FELL AND HIT A LIFT BUCKET. THE CORONER SAYS JACOB WILLIAMS FELL 30 FEET TO THE GROUND, AN DIED AT THE HOSPITAL. DANA: ASHEVILLE POLICE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP, FINDING A MISSING CAR AND PUPPY. IT WAS PARKED AT WESTGATE SHOPPING CENTER MONDAY NIGHT. POLICE SAY THE CAR IS A SILVER 2008 SUBARU IMPREZA. WITH A DENT ON THE LEFT BACK FENDER. MAMA WRITTEN IN PINK ON THE DRIVER’S SIDE WINDO AND “LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE” ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. NORTH CAROLINA PLATE 263 571 -14. AND THE PUPPY IS A SEVEN WEEK OLD PIT BLUE HEELER AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD MIX. NIGEL: IN TEXAS, FOUR ENERGY BOARD MEMBERS ARE RESIGNING, AFTER CATASTROPHIC BLACKOUTS DURING THE WINTER STOR MORE THAN 3 MILLION PEOPLE WERE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY. THE DROP IN TEMPERATURE LED TO FIRST PIPES, AND A SEVERE WATER CRISIS TO FOLLOW. THE BOARD MEMBERS SAY THEY’RE RESIGNING TO ELIMINATE DISTRACTIONS. THE GOVERNOR SAID HE WELCOMED THE RESIGNATIONS. ALSO IN TEXAS, NEW VIDEO SHOWS A FIERY EXPLOSION, AFTER A TRAIN AND 18-WHEELER COLLIDED. THE DRIVER WAS NOT HURT. CREWS FOUND ABOUT A DOZEN OF THE TRAIN’S CARS OVERTURNED, AND ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THEY WERE CARRYING GASOLINE, COAL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCT. OFFICIALS SAY IT COULD TAKE DAYS TO FULLY PUT OUT THE FLAMES. DANA GAMESTOP IS LOOKING FOR A NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. JIM BELL WILL RESIGN MARCH 26. THE COMPANY HINTED THE MOVE IS TO HELP TRANSFORM THE COMPANY INTO AN ONLINE RETAILER. REDDIT USERS CAUSED A MASSIVE SPIKE AND LATER, DROP IN GAMESTOP’S STOCK. THE COMPANY ANNOUNCED LAST FALL IT WAS PLANNING ON CLOSING UP TO 450 STORES AROUND THE WORLD. — STORES. NIGEL: TODAY, THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKFORCE WILL HOLD A MASSIVE STATEWIDE VIRTUAL HIRING EVENT. THE FIRST HOUR WILL ONLY BE OPEN TO VETERANS. WE ARE TOLD THERE WILL BE MORE THAN 90 EMPLOYERS AVAILABLE, WITH MORE THAN JOBS AVAILABLE. 2900 THE EVENT OPENS UP TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 1:00 THOSE WANTING TO TAKE P.M.. PART MUST REGISTER AND UPLOAD THEIR RESUME. DANA: THE A.C. HOTEL BY MARRIOTT IS NOW OPEN. LET’S TAKE A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE. IT’S IS ON THE CORNER OF MAIN AND BROAD STREETS. PALOMA IS NOW ALSO OPEN. IT’S THE FIRST OF SEVEN FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONCEPTS AT THE HOTEL. PALOMA OFFERS A MEDITERRANEAN-INSPIRED TAPAS BAR ON THE GROUND FLOOR WITH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR DINING IT HAS BEEN NICE TO SEE A FEW PEOPLE DRIVING BY. ALDI IS COMING TO MAULDIN. THE GROCERY STORE HELD A GROUNDBREAKING TUESDAY MORNING. IT WILL BEGIN HIRING FOR THE NEW STORE THIS SUMMER. NIGEL: HAPPENING TODAY, A BLOOD DRIVE IN HENDERSONVILLE. ADVENT HEALTH HENDERSONVILLE IS PARTNERING WITH THE BLOOD CONNECTION. THEY’LL BE AT THE MAIN HOSPITAL CAMPUS, FROM 10:00 A.M. 23:00 ALL DONORS WILL BE P.M.. SCREENED FOR COVID ANTIBODIES, AND WILL GET A 20 DOLLAR GIFT CARD DANA: BALLET SPARTANBURG GOT SOME NEEDED FUNDING RECENT THANKS TO A TIK TOK MEGA STA CHARLI D’AMELIO IS A DANCER AND HAS THE MOST FOLLOWERS ON TIK-TOK WITH ONE HUNDRED AND 8 — TIKTOK IS A VIDEO SHARING $8.7 MILLION. SOCIAL NETWORK SITE. ONCE SHE ECLIPSED ONE HUNDRED MILLION FOLLOWERS, TIK TOK DONATED $10 MILLION TO AMERICAN DANCE MOVEMENT IN HER NAME. WE’RE TOLD THAT WAS DIVIDED AMONGST 10 NATIONAL DANCE STUDIOS ONE BEING BALLET SPARTANBURG. BALLET SPARTANBURG SAYS THE $10,000 WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT DANCE STUDENTS AND TEACH S Carolina considers ban on trans students in girls’ sports House subcommittee didn’t take a vote on the bill Updated: 8:14 AM EST Feb 24, 2021 House members spent more than an hour Tuesday listening to testimony on a bill in South Carolina that would prevent transgender students from playing on girls’ sports teams in middle and high school.It wasn’t enough time to hear from everyone, so the House subcommittee didn’t take a vote on the bill.(Video above: Wednesday headlines) Rep. Ashley Trantham sponsored the proposal. She said there have been no complaints of transgender students playing on girls’ teams yet, but her intention was to prevent it from happening before it could become a problem.“The next generation of female athletes in South Carolina may not have the chance to excel in those same sports,” the Republican from Pelzer said.All athletes in South Carolina would have to play on teams based on their “biological sex” listed on their birth certificates. More than a dozen other states are considering similar bills. Idaho passed a proposal, which is held up in the courts.The bill is “unnecessary, unenforceable and it is dangerous,” said Chase Glenn with the Alliance for Full Acceptance.Glenn said there is no evidence a transgender student would have an unfair physical advantage. Opponents said there are so many other things that decide athletic advantage like hand-eye coordination, practice and innate talent as opposed to hormones and physical differences.To be able to play on a sports team, transgender students might be required to come out, which is unfair too, Glenn said.The proposals in South Carolina and other states come as a growing number of state high school athletic associations in the U.S. have enabled transgender athletes to play on teams based on their gender identity, and the NCAA has trans-inclusive guidelines for all its member schools. COLUMBIA, S.C. — House members spent more than an hour Tuesday listening to testimony on a bill in South Carolina that would prevent transgender students from playing on girls’ sports teams in middle and high school. It wasn’t enough time to hear from everyone, so the House subcommittee didn’t take a vote on the bill. (Video above: Wednesday headlines) Rep. Ashley Trantham sponsored the proposal. She said there have been no complaints of transgender students playing on girls’ teams yet, but her intention was to prevent it from happening before it could become a problem. “The next generation of female athletes in South Carolina may not have the chance to excel in those same sports,” the Republican from Pelzer said. All athletes in South Carolina would have to play on teams based on their “biological sex” listed on their birth certificates. More than a dozen other states are considering similar bills. Idaho passed a proposal, which is held up in the courts. The bill is “unnecessary, unenforceable and it is dangerous,” said Chase Glenn with the Alliance for Full Acceptance. Glenn said there is no evidence a transgender student would have an unfair physical advantage. Opponents said there are so many other things that decide athletic advantage like hand-eye coordination, practice and innate talent as opposed to hormones and physical differences. To be able to play on a sports team, transgender students might be required to come out, which is unfair too, Glenn said. The proposals in South Carolina and other states come as a growing number of state high school athletic associations in the U.S. have enabled transgender athletes to play on teams based on their gender identity, and the NCAA has trans-inclusive guidelines for all its member schools. Source link Orbem News #ban #Carolina #Considers #girls #SCarolinaconsidersbanontransstudentsingirls’sports #sports #Students #Trans #transstudents #transgendersouthcarolina

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