Board to vote on gifted and talented standards
The state Board of Education weighs final changes to identify gifted students with less emphasis on IQ and more on motivation, reasoning and performance tasks. The proposal, needing legislative approval, could shift start years to 2000 2001 with screenings and cross district eligibility.
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Columbia
State Board of Education
Cindy Saylor
Education Department
Saylor
Susie van Riper
Greenville
Justice Department
Florence District 4 board member cites education for 21st century workforce
Mal Weatherly says children can rise above setbacks but need more than talk and urges the board to use all powers to provide education meeting 21st century workforce needs. Vivian's assessment is challenged as the community expects concrete action.
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South Carlina
Paul Vivian
Florence
Office of Civil Rights
Vivian
Mal Weatherly
Inmate Struggle With Guards May Have Holes in Story
Greenville county officials question the account that inmate James Radcliff punched a female guard last August before his death from a crushed chest during a booking. County Administrator Gerald Seals says investigative reports and officials give different versions of what happened. Seals released the names of three guards he fired following a state FOIA request.
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Greenville
Gerald Seals
Greenville News
James Radcliff
Seals
Radcliff
Justice Department
Inmate Abuse Probe Highlights Jail Conditions and Death
A searing report on Radcliff's death cites Cpl. Kathleen Grice Lt. Alfred Zator and Lt. Donald Hampton. Seals reports conflicting witness accounts, three missed defusing chances, and a claim a guard violated room procedures. DOJ found guards routinely use excessive force and deny inmates rights and medical care.
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Radcliff
Kathleen Grice
Alfred Zator
Donald Hampton
Grice
Zator
Hampton
Seals
Sears
Chip Price
Price
Slice
Justice Department
Citadel opens summer camp for girls in new session
The Citadel will open its summer camp to girls for the first time since 1957. Camp director Bill Bates says the program emphasizes athletics discipline and structure with activities like sailing tennis and water skiing. About 231 campers are expected for the first session through July 4, including two girls. a second session runs July 12 to August 1. Cost per session is $950. For details call 843-953-7120.
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Charleston
Citadel
Military College
Bill Bates
Private prison hospital planned for Columbia
An Alabama firm, Just Care Inc., will spend 15 million to renovate an old mental hospital into a 326 bed private prison hospital in Columbia to serve inmates from the Carolinas and Georgia. Opening is slated for August with services from terminal illness to nursing home level care and optional Christian programs. South Carolina officials doubt the need, citing existing medical staffing and 106 infirmary beds across nine facilities plus a hospice program.
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Columbia
Alabama
Carolinas
Georgia
Just Care Inc
Columbia Care Center
Tull
Just Care
Gearreald
South Carolina
Corrections Department
John Barkley
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