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Parents, teachers and students urge Berkeley County Schools to restore SC DISCUS and save creative‑writing program
Summary
At a Feb. 17 Berkeley County School District meeting, parents and students asked the board to restore elementary access to SC DISCUS and urged reinstating the Berkeley Center for the Arts creative‑writing major, while teachers warned of staffing and special‑education shortfalls.
Parents, teachers and students used the board’s public‑comment period on Feb. 17 to press Berkeley County School District leaders to restore access to SC DISCUS for elementary students and to reverse cuts to a creative‑writing major at the Berkeley Center for the Arts (BCA).
“I respectfully ask that the district take immediate action to restore access to SC DISCUS for elementary students,” Sarah Khalil, parent liaison for the Berkeley County Education Association, told the board, arguing elementary students have lacked “a comparable replacement” for…
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