Archive for January, 2009
McClellanville Middle School Closes
January 27th, 2009 Ramblings Daniel Bates Comments
The inevitable news that McClellanville Middle School will be closing to help Charleston County Schools try to trim their $28 million budget deficit was announced yesterday. The vast rural district serving the residents of McClellanville and most of Awendaw may be labeled “District 1″, but many residents didn’t feel that they were number 1 in the hearts of Charleston County School Board.
As a parent I hope that the children going to any of the closing schools don’t experience any turmoil during their transition and that it doesn’t impact their education in a negative way. As a local I can understand how upsetting it must be to see a school you’ve been committed to closing. But as a tax payer I think that it just makes sense after looking at the numbers.
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