CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The Charleston County School District’s acting superintendent is slated to take over the position permanently.
The board of trustees voted 5-4 on Monday to authorize CCSD’s counsel to negotiate a three-year contract with Acting Superintendent Anita Huggins.
Huggins has been in the position since former Superintendent Dr. Eric Gallien and the Charleston County School District parted ways in the fall.
Back in September, the board voted 5-4 to place the newly hired Dr. Gallien on paid administrative. The decision was not well received throughout the community and resulted in packed school board meetings where people voiced their concerns.
Dr. Gallien was released from his contract at the end of October and Huggins was approved as acting superintendent with a 5-2 vote.
“Honestly, I do think that they do need to go through a well-thought-out, well-planned superintendent search. I feel like the last one was rushed, and it was botched. And we deserve to go through the process the appropriate way,” said Joy Brown, a CCSD parent and education advocate.