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Students in pre-kindergarten through eleventh grade will finish school on June 13, three days earlier than scheduled. The last day of school for graduating seniors is May 25.
Eighth graders at the Sumter school were assigned projects on the Revolutionary War. A picture of one of the projects has caused a stir on social media.
It's an expensive policy with little upside. School lunches suck and we should figure out a different way to get food to hungry students
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Updated: 6:06 PM EDT April 21, 2021 SUMTER, S.C. — Sumter Police say they are reviewing a school resource officer's decision to use a Taser at a local middle school this week. The incident happened Tuesday afternoon at Bates Middle School. Police said in a statement that during dismissal, the officer pointed the device upward and activated it to make an arcing sound in order to get the attention of students. Police say he did this to stop them from running or walking into oncoming traffic. Police say the device never came into contact with children or staff, and no injurie...