Parents tell Wyoming County board repeated threats, unsafe behavior persist at Harmony Consolidated School

Christopher Sizemore and his relative Joshua Sizemore urged the Wyoming County Board of Education to act after describing what they said were repeated threats and unsafe conduct by a student at Harmony Consolidated School.

"Nothing never gets done," Christopher Sizemore said during public comment, recounting what he described as a string of incidents that began at the end of the 2024–2025 school year. He said one written message threatened to "cut the kid up and spread his body parts from here to Myrtle Beach," and that the student later returned from a short suspension and continued to harass classmates. Sizemore told the board the student had allegedly stalked a girl, brought metal needles and tacks to school as makeshift projectiles, and exposed himself in a classroom, and that school responses had been insufficient.

Joshua Sizemore, introduced as the next speaker, said his 14-year-old son received probation after a physical altercation caused by ongoing intimidation. "My son is taking responsibility for what he did," Joshua Sizemore said, but he urged the board to prevent future harm and said repeated reports to principals and staff had not produced meaningful results.

Board representatives said the public-comment period does not permit back-and-forth discussion and that matters involving individual students are restricted in open session. A moderator told the speakers they could submit evidentiary materials to John Henry (identified in the transcript as Mr. Henry) and that the board would review the issue. "The board itself cannot do that for you. They will let you know," the moderator said while explaining procedural limits.

Following the public comments, a board member moved "we go into executive session to discuss the situation," and a second was recorded. The board took a voice vote; members responded "I." The meeting transcript does not identify the motion's mover or seconder by name or record a roll-call tally in the public record.

What happened: Parents described multiple alleged incidents at Harmony Consolidated School — specific written threats, stalking, possession of improvised projectiles, indecent exposure and repeated harassment — and said disciplinary responses were too brief to protect students. Response and next steps: Board officials said the matter could be addressed in executive session and advised the parents to provide materials to Mr. Henry; the transcript records a motion and voice vote to enter executive session to discuss the situation.

The board did not announce any formal disciplinary action in open session. The meeting record indicates the board moved to executive session to discuss the student-specific matter; the transcript does not include the content or outcome of that closed session.