Want to make more than a few influential enemies? Take a place on the Charleston County School District's Constituent Board 2 for East Cooper. It's about to hazard a "knock-down, drag-out school rezoning fight" as it draws the line between Wando and Lucy Beckham High Schools.
"School rezoning is one of the few decisions delegated to Charleston County's constituent school boards, holdover elected bodies from the years before the school district consolidated." Actually, many other responsibilities have been taken away in the last few years. The consolidated school board probably hopes it never gets this one.
If 35 parents attend a meeting to draw lines for Moultrie Middle, imagine the coming furor. "The line, wherever it falls, could cleave neighborhoods in two. It could split friend groups from middle school, wreak havoc on morning traffic patterns, or send athletic talent to a soon-to-be rival football team." It took seven different maps and a 3-2 vote for the middle school.
Note to Constituent Board 2: No matter what you do, the unsatisfied parents will be much louder and more vicious than those who are happy.
Good luck with that!
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