Special Board Meeting - May 7, 4:00PM

The Richland 2 School Board has called a Special Meeting for tomorrow, Friday, May 6, at 4:00PM at R2i2.

The board will immediately go into hiding (err, Executive Session) to discuss "security personnel or devices regarding school buses".

How much money will they decide to spend with virtually no discussion or consideration?

This is, no doubt, a knee-jerk reaction to this morning's incident during which a Fort Jackson trainee left the Fort with a rifle and boarded a school bus.

Sheriff Lott had this to say, in part, “You can just imagine they were scared to death, along with that bus driver,” That is the kind of statement that increases anxiety and worry where there may have been little or none. Maybe the kids looked at it as a little adventure, since they were together on the bus with the soldier for just a short time.

Peoples' imaginations tend to run wild and imagine worst-case scenarios. The students and driver were off the bus within blocks. They weren't kidnapped for hours or days!

Here is exactly why anti-gunner S.C. State Sen. Mia McLeod should be dumped at the next election. It's too bad she was just re-elected, because the state senate will have to put up with her until the Fall of 2024. The following appeared in The State newspaper today:

"State Sen. Mia McLeod, D-Richland, said on Twitter she was grateful no one was hurt, but also made a political point following the hijacking which took place the same day the state Senate is scheduled to debate open carry of firearms.

“THIS MORNING IN MY DISTRICT: Fort Jackson trainee arrested after hijacking a school bus full of children, and yet the Senate GOP, is forcing us to debate and (probably) pass yet another expansive gun bill,” McLeod tweeted." 

“THIS MORNING IN MY DISTRICT: Fort Jackson trainee arrested after hijacking a school bus full of children, and yet the Senate GOP, is forcing us to debate and (probably) pass yet another expansive gun bill,” McLeod tweeted." 

The po', li'l Democrats are being "forced" to debate open carry? They'll be whining soon about being oppressed by the white GOP majority in the S.C. Senate. Please pass the barf bag.

McLeod may score a few points with her Democrat buddies and the nervous Nellies in MOMs Demand Action. The soldier's leaving the Fort with a rifle has absolutely, ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with open carry or, in her opinion, "expansive gun" legislation. That typical liberal whining in inexcusable.