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FOCUS: Sanders-Clyde students are first in state to get group’s glasses
COMMENTARY, Brack: Vague school disciplinary law rightly blocked, but ruling appealed
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SC Clips
NEWS BRIEFS: Portrait of Civil War hero now out of closet and on Senate wall
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MYSTERY PHOTO: Lots of vegetables in this image
CALENDAR: Holiday Festival of Lights returns in November
Staff reports | The legislature is abuzz over Gov. Henry McMaster’s move a week ago to allocate $32 million in pandemic relief funds for tuition grants to private schools.
By Wednesday, state Circuit Court Judge Edgar W. Dickson in Orangeburg County issued a temporary block on the plan in response to a lawsuit that said McMaster’s move violated the state’s constitution, which prevents public dollars from directly benefiting private educational institutions.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: North Charleston to open new Park Circle art gallery Aug. 1
COMMENTARY, Brack: Culture wars are exasperating, but may energize America for good
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: S.C. Ports Authority
NEWS BRIEFS: Legislature abuzz over private voucher effort by governor
FEEDBACK: Let’s rethink this school opening thing, more
MYSTERY PHOTO: Flags adorn impressive, grand entrance
CALENDAR: Lowcountry Listens and Wine Down Wednesday
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Polo in South Carolina
Staff reports | The Charleston County School District (CCSD) will receive almost $1 million a year for five years to expand mental health support for children through a Project Prevent grant from U.S. Department of Education.
“The need for additional social-emotional and mental health support has been recognized and supported by the CCSD Board of Trustees and the superintendent,” Jennifer Coker, the district’s executive director of Alternative Programs and Services said in a press release. “The school district has adopted mission-critical action items to address community needs. This grant allows CCSD to expand resources in our highest-need schools.”
Staff reports | Burke High School on Saturday hosted Charleston County School District’s 13th annual Hootie’s Homegrown Roundup.
The annual event provides K-12 school students with supplies and services donated by Hootie and the Blowfish, the Rotary Club of Charleston and local businesses striving to make an impact by giving kids a head start on the coming school year. Despite the threat of rain, the event was well-attended by hundreds of kids and their parents.
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FOCUS, Morris: In challenging times, a diversified portfolio can be good news
COMMENTARY, Brack: PSC needs to investigate Charleston-area tree butchery
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
GOOD NEWS: Hootie hands help kids get ready for the return of school
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MYSTERY PHOTO: Peeking into where?
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Battle of Eutaw Springs
CALENDAR: Bird walk and free kayak trips Saturday
By Andy Brack | Congratulations. Having a new phone or email address is an obvious sign that you’re growing up. But having new devices or communications media also mean there are some things you need to understand so you don’t get in trouble at school or home.
Staff reports | State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman will join students, parents, community partners, faculty and administrators of Sanders-Clyde Creative Arts School at the school’s Black Box Theatre on Morrison Drive at 5:30 p.m. May 21 for the unveiling of a painting done to inspire students.
The school’s eighth graders picked artist Teil Duncan to be the inaugural painter for Inspirational Pathways, a project aiming to expose students to talented South Carolina artists while awakening creativity and raising art awareness for the next generation of leaders. Duncan, a native of Columbus, Ga., is a full-time painter who describes her works as “mostly figurative and non-objective work.” In addition to paintings and prints, she offers stationery and leather clutches on her website.
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