Left to right, Rep. Doug Gilliam, R-Union, and Rep. Tim McGinnis, R-Myrtle Beach, listen to testimony Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, from college police chiefs in the state. (Photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette)
COLUMBIA — Legislators want to require safety training for South Carolina’s college students but stopped short of tougher penalties for people who call in fake threats on campus.
The effort, initiated by Rep. Tim McGinnis, followed a swatting hoax that left students traumatized on the University of South Carolina’s Columbia campus in late August, as well as a shooting during homecoming celebrations that left one person dead and another injured at South Carolina State University in October…