The Charleston County School Board on Monday voted to award a $19 million contract to build the new Sullivan's Island Elementary school, according to media reports.
In recent weeks, the debate over the controversial school shifted to a debate over whether building the school would rob Mount Pleasant of funds to build a new elementary school to serve the fast-growing northern part of the town.
Board member Elizabeth Moffly was the lone vote against the majority as she unsuccessfully attempted to get the board to redirect that money toward a new elementary school to serve the growing student population in the northern end of Mount Pleasant, according to the Post and Courier.
“In my family, when you make a bad decision, you realize it and change it,” she said. “We are in a position to correct a bad decision.”
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