Taxpayers sue over school building plan
      PICKENS, S.C. (AP) - Taxpayers in Pickens County are suing the school district there because of a plan to build new schools even after voters rejected a request from the board to issue bonds to pay for the construction. Similar lawsuits have been filed in other school districts, including Cherokee County's current building plan, paying for construction through an installment purchase agreement.
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New law targets school bullies
      COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Some schools call it harassment, some call it intimidation. Starting Jan. 1, all 85 South Carolina school districts will call it bullying. A new state law that takes effect the first of the year requires the districts to define bullying and outline procedures to track and punish students who are bullies.
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