Beaufort County School District educates approximately 20,000 students in Beaufort County, South Carolina, the second-most rapidly growing county in South Carolina. The district manages 30 schools and has sponsored the charter for Riverview Charter School. The superintendent is Valerie Truesdale. The district is governed by an 11-member board of education whose elected members represent the electoral district in which they live and serve staggered, four-year terms.
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“Today, only a fool would offer herself as the singular role model for the Good Mother. Most of us know not to tempt the fates. The moment I felt sure I had everything under control would invariably be the moment right before the principal called to report that one of my sons had just driven somebody’s motorcycle through the high school gymnasium.”
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