Statement from Gov. Henry McMaster on Supreme Court SAFE Grants Ruling

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster today issued the following statement in response to the S.C. Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the SAFE Grants program:

“I remain committed to providing educational opportunity for lower income families and families with special needs at public and private kindergartens, schools, and colleges.

“In addition to the lower income families directly affected by this decision, it may also place in jeopardy millions of CARES Act dollars recently appropriated by the General Assembly to directly reimburse independent private colleges and HBCUs. We will request the Court to reconsider this important decision.”