State won't run Allendale schools
COLUMBIA — The State Education Department says it won't take over Allendale County schools again, despite continuing problems in the county.
The state operated the county schools from 1999 to 2007.
State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex said Wednesday the state will only take over districts as a last resort.
The State newspaper of Columbia reported two failing schools were called before the state Board of Education Wednesday. Fairfax Elementary in Allendale and Mount Pleasant Middle in Lee County avoided state takeover.
Rex says there were extenuating circumstances that prompted the decision to give the schools another chance.
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lou9 (anonymous) says...
Extenuating circumstances? Sounds like educrat speak for him not going to do his job. Why don't they do like Ave Maria Goodloe Johnson did and close the schools and then reopen them. They can start with a clean slate, don't worry that the problems aren't fixed. It looks good on paper, that's all these educrats care about anyway. That and giving themselves pay increases every year despite producing no results.
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