Two votes by the Richland 1 school board in Columbia were illegal, per a SC court ruling that voided the votes related to the district s early learning center.
The Vince Ford Early Learning Center had been under construction since late last year. But Richland County officials issued a stop work order in January.
A lawsuit against Richland 1 claims a vote taken by the Columbia school board about a halted early childhood center violated the Freedom of Information Act.
Richland One s school board approved a recommendation from district administration regarding their halted and investigation-prompting early learning center.