Horry County Schools will mount a nationwide search for a new superintendent, after accepting the resignation of current Superintendent Dr. Rick Maxey on Monday, April 29. The board also heard a request from the Horry County Education Association, an organization comprised of district educators, to meet with the superintendent, HCS Human Resources reps and board members to discuss employment contracts.
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Some Horry County Schools teachers contend their contracts are too vague. To make a point, they are waiting until the state s deadline to sign the agreements.
Recent hot-button topics including religion in schools and book banning crept up on social media in the days before the Horry County Schools meeting – and crowds on both sides came to voice their opinions about one side or another.