Schooling needs spelled out at board meeting
Board discusses special education policies and procedures and the challenges of discipline for special education students. The ESL population has doubled to 23 000 in five years, with 55 languages spoken and 110 international students this year served by 17 itinerant tutors. Officials cite funding constraints as new IDEA, ESL, and gifted requirements bring costs, while SOAR seeks 10 percent more minority enrollment and a revised entry standard.
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Jack Hunter
McGuire
Aiken County
John Bradley
Linda Eldridge
Eldridge
Subpoena Dismissal Tied to Long Running Legal Fight
Ryberg seeks dismissal of a subpoena arguing deposition would impose an undue burden as he holds no relevant information on the Loos case. The dispute, bounced from German to state to federal courts, remains unresolved. He questions why Nuessle became involved and says Harte’s action appears to harass him into retracting statements.
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Ryberg
Nuessle
Georgia
Loos
Jury Deliberates Malpractice Case Over Welch Death
The case centers on whether doctors failed to heed evidence that Welch’s condition worsened hours before his Feb 25 1996 death. Epstein and Greenberg deny negligence, contending the cause was a pulmonary embolism and that drug use did not cause the fatal outcome. The defense argues the plaintiff built a theory on supposition and that medicine blends science and art, with Welch alert shortly before passing.
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Liff
Welch
Early
David Brown
Epstein and Greenberg
Brown
Epstein
Dr. Epstein
Custody Dispute Over Missing German Children
The Lops say their three children were not kidnapped and claim two girls remained in the United States for two weeks before custody issues emerged. The children, recovered at Mrs Harringtons residence after about 18 months away, are now with their mother at an undisclosed Georgia location.
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Lops
Germany
Georgia
City council debated municipalizing electric service stance
SCE&G vice president Rusty Harris urged caution, declaring opposition to municipalization and warning it could reduce service quality. Councilman Michael Anaclerio pressed for more information, while Aiken Electric Cooperative CEO Gary Stooksbury explained post-deregulation dynamics and wholesale power options for customers.
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Rusty Harris
Sce&g
Electric Services
Harris
Michael Anaclerio
Anaclerio
Scea&g
Aiken
Hitchcock Woods to resume prescribed burns in coming weeks
Prescribed burning will occur in Hitchcock Woods across several areas over the next weeks as weather allows. Dacre Stoker, president of the Hitchcock Foundation, says burns are for forest management and will be supervised by professionals, with the Aiken Department of Public Safety aiding to ensure safety.
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Hitchcock Woods
Dacre Stoker
Hitchcock Founda
Tion
Aiken Department of Public Safety
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