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School board approves plan to keep sixth graders at elementary schools, keep Black Street as early childhood center
Summary
After extended debate about special‑education placements, capacity and staffing, the Colleton County School District board voted to accept the superintendent's recommendation: sixth grade will remain at students' current elementary schools and Black Street will remain an early childhood center.
The Colleton County School District committee of the whole voted on March 10 to accept Superintendent Williams' recommendation that sixth grade remain housed at students' existing elementary schools and that Black Street continue as the district's early childhood center. The board's recorded hand count, as announced during the meeting, was four in favor, two opposed and one abstention.
Superintendent Williams presented data and several implementation options, saying administrators had held town halls, collected surveys and prepared a detailed question‑and‑answer document for board review. She cautioned that "some key information needed for planning was not available…
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