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Parent urges district to give teachers flexibility, study guides for mandated unit tests

5781561 · September 16, 2025
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Summary

A Marrington Middle School parent told the board mandated district formative assessments (DFAs) sometimes include material not taught in class and asked the board to allow testing windows and provide study guides.

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. — Angela Grissino, a parent of two students at Marrington Middle School, told the Berkeley County Board of Education on Sept. 15 that district-mandated district formative assessments (DFAs) sometimes test material that teachers had not covered in class.

Grissino said both of her children are performing well in class but were…

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