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Board approves three overnight, in-state student field trips
Summary
The Dorchester 04 board approved three overnight, in‑state field trips for district students — including an agricultural program to North Myrtle Beach and nursing and leadership trips to Charleston/North Charleston — after the superintendent described trip plans and student counts.
The Dorchester School District 04 board voted to approve three overnight, in‑state field trips after the superintendent described each request and board members moved and seconded the measure.
The superintendent said one trip is for the middle school agricultural program to North Myrtle Beach and that "it will be 10 students going there." He also described the nursing program request — "we have 5 students who are going down to North Charleston" for a leadership competition — and additional leadership/representation trips by Woodland/Wheeling High School students to North Charleston and Charleston.
A motion to approve the three overnight trips "as presented" was made and, per the chair, identified by the chair as moved by Mister Folkes and seconded by Miss Enfinger. The board approved the motion by voice vote.
The board did not discuss detailed trip itineraries, transportation vendors, chaperone ratios, or sources of funding for travel costs at the public portion of the meeting. Those operational details were not specified in the materials read at the meeting and were not resolved during the vote.
