Bamberg School District One
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Bamberg School District One (BSD1) was a school district headquartered in Bamberg, South Carolina, United States.
It had the eastern portion of the county, including Bamberg and Ehrhardt.[1]
History
Phyllis Schwarting was superintendent until 2020.[2]
Circa 2019 the state government of South Carolina offered money to small school districts willing to consolidate. A belief in these districts was that the state government could at another point force a consolidation and not give additional money to the forcibly merged districts. This prompted the merger of the Bamberg County districts.[3] In 2022 it merged with Bamberg School District Two to form Bamberg County School District.[4]
Schools
- Richard Carroll Elementary School
- Previously Carroll Elementary had two campuses, A and B.[5]
- Bamberg-Ehrhardt Middle School
- Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School
It formerly operated Ehrhardt Elementary School.[6] In 2008 the Bamberg 1 district sought to close Ehrhardt Elementary. Area residents considered filing a lawsuit and attempting to convert the school into a charter school.[7]
References
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bamberg County, SC" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 31, 2024. - Text list
- ^ Cabbagestalk, Shawn (April 24, 2020). "Three finalists for interim superintendent in Bamberg School District One named". WJBF. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ Adcox, Seanna (July 28, 2019). "SC's tiniest school districts planning to merge: 'It's for the students'". Post and Courier. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ Gleaton, Dionne (January 29, 2023). "PROGRESS/AUGUST 2022: Bamberg County brings school districts together". The Times and Democrat. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "Our Schools". Bamberg School District One. Archived from the original on October 31, 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "Our Schools". Bamberg School District One. Archived from the original on December 16, 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "Consolidation, charter school designation, lawsuit seen as options to closing school". The Times and Democrat. May 21, 2008. Retrieved May 31, 2024.