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BCSD to Hold Several Public Meetings Regarding Proposed Attendance Line Changes

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County School District will soon host the first of several community discussions focused on proposed school attendance line changes.

The first meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on January 17 at Devon Forest Elementary, and it will be specific to those living in the Carnes Crossroads area of Berkeley County with children on the elementary school level.

Suggested changes to school boundary lines for Cane Bay schools were mentioned during the quarterly update on the master facility and growth plan presented by consultant Dr. Tony Parker of Harding, Parker and Associates. During that December meeting, Dr. Parker suggested a change in attendance lines that would remove students in the Carnes Crossroads area from the Cane Bay feeder pattern.

Dr. Parker described changing attendance lines in that area as a “short term fix” to a long-term challenge the board and school district face with about 1,000 new students attending Berkeley County schools each year. While the suggestion to change attendance lines was among a handful of short-range, mid-range and long-range suggestions, Parker referred to the option as the “immediate challenge.”

Berkeley County Board of Education members now considering attendance line changes stress the importance of community feedback.

Those living in the Carnes Crossroads area of the county are encouraged to attend this meeting, hear the proposal and share their thoughts.

For more details about the meeting, click here.

 

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