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    Thursday, March 21, 2013  South Carolina Schools Superintendent Mick Zais says congressional action averted the continuation of a $36 million federal punishment over special education spending.
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    Monday, June 04, 2012  The U.S. Education Department has denied South Carolina's request to further appeal a $36 million penalty for not spending enough on special education during the economic downturn.
  • Friday, September 02, 2011  In the lawsuit filed Friday, Tom and Karen Varinecz say officer Marcus Rhodes was not properly trained to deal with students with disabilities. They also claim the school did not inform them before severely cutting back supervision of their son as he attended classes.
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