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Trustee warns of state transfer and voucher activity; public speaker urges action on low test scores
Summary
Board member Rev. Dr. Ralph Canty Sr. briefed trustees on a fast-moving 2025 legislative session, including a likely debate on a voucher bill (S.62) and potential state-mandated transfer policy; public commenter Keith Schultz told the board district test scores are "10 to 15% below the state average" and said the district ranks 46th nationally.
Board member Rev. Dr. Ralph Canty Sr. told the Sumter School District trustees on Jan. 13 that the South Carolina General Assembly would convene the following day and that lawmakers had prefiled hundreds of bills, including proposals affecting K-12 education.
"The senate is likely to take up the voucher bill this week," Canty said, referring to legislation he identified as S.62 to amend the Education Scholarship Trust Fund. Canty urged the board and superintendent to send congratulatory letters to newly elected state senators and suggested including the district's student-transfer policies in…
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