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Parents and teachers urge board to reconsider rezoning, classroom resource bans and leadership conduct
Summary
Multiple public commenters at the Oct. 20 Berkeley County Board of Education meeting urged the board to reconsider a proposed rezoning map, raised allegations of a school leader publicly mocking parents, and complained about district removal of classroom resources and access to SC Discus.
Parents, teachers and a third-grade student addressed the Berkeley County Board of Education on Oct. 20 with concerns about proposed rezoning, leadership conduct at a neighborhood school, and district restrictions on classroom resources.
Joshua Singleton, a Summerville resident and parent, said his family bought their home in part because it was zoned for Nexon Elementary and described repeated rezonings that would move his children to a third school in four years if the new map is adopted. "I respectfully ask that the board reconsider the proposed changes and allow our children to remain at CLS where they are finally thriving," Singleton said, asking the board to consider community…
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