Clover School District approves student reassignment plan, one-year sibling hardship; easement for Duke Power approved

Clover School District Board of Trustees approved a student reassignment plan and several related actions at its monthly business meeting, adopting changes intended to balance school capacity as new schools open and to limit future rezoning.

The board voted to approve the district's reassignment recommendations "as presented tonight," and without objection agreed to authorize negotiation of an easement with Duke Power to connect a new substation near the Lake Wylie High School site. The board also agreed to a one-year hardship allowance that will let siblings of students who must remain at Clover High School stay with their families for the 2026 school year.

The plan rises from a months-long rezoning process that included three community hearings and multiple map iterations. Superintendent Dr. Quinn told the board the administration examined each case individually and in combination with others, and that the team tried to follow the district's guiding principles while making facilities use more efficient. "We have done our very, very best to try to accommodate those things," Dr. Quinn said during the presentation.

Administrators presented four specific recommended adjustments that were added after public feedback and further internal review: restoring…