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Superintendent outlines plan to absorb duties after state abolishes constituent school boards
Summary
After the governor signed legislation to abolish constituent school boards, Charleston County School District staff outlined a three‑part plan to reassign zoning, transfer reviews and discipline appeals to district teams and new hearing panels; policies will be updated and training provided.
Superintendent Huggins told the trustees on May 19 that the district will reassign duties currently handled by constituent school boards after the governor signed legislation abolishing those bodies.
The superintendent said the law (cited as R23‑414 during the meeting) removes the constituent boards’ authorities and requires the district to assume zoning decisions, student transfer reviews and discipline appeals that constituent boards previously handled. For zoning, the district’s operations team will draft attendance‑zone recommendations and present them to the Board of Trustees for approval, the superintendent said.
Student transfer requests will be managed…
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