![]() ![]() Jason Bryant, the district’s current associate superintendent for curriculum, instruction and assessment, would be in charge of the district while McCord is on leave. In it, he says the Omega Psi Phi mobile unit was dismantled on Tuesday, following the vote on September 13. On Wednesday morning, board chair Larry McNeil provided a statement to News13. (V.Ford) Gregory McCord, Marlboro County School District Superintendent Today is still “the best day of my life!” When you do right, you sleep tight. No comment right now other than to say that all is well. When asked for a comment or statement regarding being placed on leave Tuesday night, McCord sent this statement to News13: He said part of his job as superintendent is to build partnerships in the community and he felt he was doing this by allowing for a space that could help children. McCord told News13 after that meeting that if he could do it all over again, he “most definitely” would have handled the Omega Psi Phi situation differently and said he did not intend to go around the school board. 13 meeting.Īfter a discussion, the board voted 5-0 on September 13 to instruct the fraternity to remove the building from the property. One of them recused himself during the Sept. McCord also said that two other members of the board were also members of the same fraternity. Before McCord announced that he had provided authorization, he was asked by Coachman to recuse himself from the discussion, but McCord declined. When board member Michael Coachman asked Cain on September 13 who had authorized the fraternity to operate at this facility, McCord spoke up. He also offered to have the fraternity reimburse the district to offset the cost of utilities. Cain said at that time that he would like to continue what he referred to as a “partnership” with the district. He made a presentation to the board which was the result of a community concern about the facility. ![]() The district expects this to be completed within two weeks.Īt the September 13 meeting, Gregory Cain, a member of the fraternity said that the group wanted to partner with the school district to use the facility as a place for youth mentorship, not as a fraternity house. On Tuesday night, the board requested an investigation into the situation, including the costs associated with the fraternity’s use of its unit on district property. It was revealed that the district was paying the utilities for this building that sat behind the actual school building. This comes after a September 13 Marlboro County Board of Education meeting in which McCord admitted that he allowed Omega Psi Phi to operate on the property of Bennettsville Intermediate School (BIS) without first conferring with the Marlboro County Board of Education. Gregory McCord on administrative leave Tuesday night during a special called meeting. The majority of the Marlboro County Board of Education voted to place Dr. (WBTW) – The superintendent of Marlboro County Schools has been placed on leave after allowing a fraternity that he is a member of to operate a facility on school property. ![]() IDX information is provided exclusively for personal, non-commercial use, and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing.BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. shall be responsible for any typographical errors, misinformation, or misprints, and shall be held totally harmless from any damages arising from reliance upon these data. Neither listing broker(s) nor Zillow, Inc. All properties are subject to prior sale, change, or withdrawal. All information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be independently verified. The data relating to real estate on this web site comes in part from the Internet Data Exchange program of North Carolina Regional MLS LLC, and is updated as of 09:54:04 PDT. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. IDX information is provided exclusively for personal, non-commercial use, and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing. The listing broker’s offer of compensation is made only to participants of the MLS where the listing is filed. IDX listing data provided courtesy of Consolidated MLS - Columbia, SC Some IDX listings have been excluded from this website. Properties may or may not be listed by the office/agent presenting the information. All information should be independently reviewed and verified for accuracy. Supplied Open House Information is subject to change without notice. All data is obtained from various sources and may not have been verified by broker or MLS GRID. Based on information submitted to the MLS GRID as of 09:52:18 PDT. ![]()
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