IN OPINION: It’s time for the U.S. to embrace a strong new battle cry A8 NATION Death of coral reefs could have ‘dire’ consequences TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2016 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 75 cents A6 School reform waits for funding plans in favor of the plaintiffs in Abbeville tional opportunity.” tablished the House Education Policy Some say legislators did well School District v. The State of South In a highly controversial move, the Review and Reform Task Force, which this session on issue, but Carolina, declaring the state was not court ordered the state and the plain- included legislators, education profes- providing a sufficient education as tiff districts to “present a plan to ad- sionals, representatives of the plain- survey holds up initiatives provided for in the South Carolina dress the constitutional violation … tiffs and a broad range of education BY JIM HILLEY Constitution. with special emphasis on the statutory and policy experts to hold hearings on
[email protected] In that November 2014 ruling, the and administrative pieces necessary to how to proceed. court said state institutions had aid the myriad troubles facing these The task force’s report was released Improving public education in the “failed in their constitutional duty to districts at both state and local levels.” on Dec. 17, 2015, and was widely hailed state has become a hot issue since the ensure that students in the plaintiff In response to the ruling, House South Carolina Supreme Court ruled districts receive the requisite educa- Speaker Jay Lucas, R-Darlington, es- SEE EDUCATION, PAGE A3 Fit Fest’s goal is to spread awareness of deformity Tetralogy of Fallot is a deadly heart condition BY ADRIENNE SARVIS
[email protected] Fitness leaders from Sum- ter and surrounding areas held free classes at the U.S.