Author: Associated Press

South Carolina school district considers a 4 day school week

LAKE CITY, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina school district is considering a four day school week to help recruit teachers. Florence County School District Three Superintendent Laura Hickson said she will ask the school board to let her survey parents, teachers and staff on the plan. Hickson told the Morning News of Florence under the plan students would go…

1 dead, 8 shot at high school graduation party in Alabama

ATMORE, Ala.(AP)-Alabama authorities say a high school graduation party fueled by alcohol spiraled out of control early Saturday, leaving one person dead. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks tells news outlets eight other people were hurt in a shooting at the old Escambia County Middle School, which now serves as the city’s community center. Authorities received a 911 call around 2…

Report: Marine Corps punished instructors over hazing claims

PARRIS ISLAND, SC (AP) – The Marine Corps has punished at least eight drill instructors amid allegations of hazing and abuse at a training center in Parris Island, South Carolina. Marine officials and documents obtained by The Washington Post say investigators found multiple incidents of female drill instructors abusing female recruits in the 4th Recruit Training Battalion. The documents say…