'Deeply troubling': South Carolina education chief vetoes Marlboro County superintendent pick

'Deeply troubling': South Carolina education chief vetoes Marlboro County superintendent pick

MARLBORO COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) -- South Carolina's education top education officials is putting the brakes on Marlboro County School District's superintendent pick, using her authority to step in as the system is under state financial contorl. Board members last week on a 5-4 vote selected Carla Mathis to replace Helena Tillar, who left in November [...]

Weaver vetoes Pee Dee school board’s superintendent hire, invoking SC control of district

After 10 months of a partial state takeover, the S.C. Department of Education shot down the Marlboro County school board’s pick for its next superintendent.