Drayton Hall denied charter

The Charleston County School Board shot down Drayton Hall Elementary’s request to convert to a charter school in an intense and contentious called meeting Wednesday night.

Drayton Hall Elementary in limbo on $2M charter question

By Diette Courrégé
The Post and Courier
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Drayton Hall Elementary stands to gain about $2 million more a year by converting to a charter school, but Charleston County school officials say giving it that money would adversely impact the district’s other schools.
The school board deadlocked in a vote this week on whether to [...]