Board to consider name for new school
The Darlington County school board reconfirmed last week that it plans to consider a name for Darlington’s new elementary school at this month’s board meeting.
The school, which will absorb the student populations of Cain Elementary and Brunson-Dargan Elementary, is being built next to Cain’s site on First Street. It will open in the fall of 2020.
The school district asked the public to pick a favorite name for the new school, and “Cain” led the balloting by a wide margin. “There seems to be a very clear consensus … on the name across all parties,” county Education Superintendent Tim Newman said at an Oct. 28 board meeting.
The board also will choose a mascot for the new school at its November meeting. A bear and a tiger led the balloting for the public’s favorite choice.
The board met last week in a special called meeting, most of which was spent in executive session, discussing items that included personnel, contracts and a “student matter.”
No votes were taken after members returned to public session.
— Bobby Bryant