Today Governor @henrymcmaster and Superintendent @Molly_Spearman announced that K-12 schools will remain closed for the rest of the school year.

What does this mean for working parents?

Stay with us, we've got a #thread for you 🧵
#COVID19
1/ https://twitter.com/scgovernorpress/status/1252999758211358722
This presents working parents with an impossible choice.

Stay home and care for their children.

OR

Work and provide for their children.
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There is a third option.

➡️Some workers are eligible to access paid leave through the Families First #Coronavirus Response Act.

(Some, not all)
Use the flowchart below to see if you qualify.

H/T to @NelpNews
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Unfortunately, many workers in South Carolina could be left out of the federal #COVID19 response. As many as 1.6 MILLION could be denied federal paid leave protections.
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You (probably):🤯 Woah.

Yeah, it's pretty shocking. Thankfully, there's something you can do!

Get ready for an #ActionAlert
🗣️📢📲💻

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The PAID Leave Act would provide:

😷14 emergency paid sick days for public health emergencies (ex. #COVID19)

🏥12 weeks of emergency paid family & medical leave

AND it would permanently
💊 provide 7 (accrued) paid sick days

💰 enact a paid family & medical leave program

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