The chair of a public school board in the Midlands has enrolled her children in a private school.
Kimberly Snipes, the chair of Lexington-Richland 5 school board, confirmed to The State she has moved her fourth and sixth grade students this year from Dutch Fork Elementary in the Chapin-Irmo area school district to Heathwood Hall, a private Episcopal school in Columbia.
Snipes said it was a hard decision to make, considering she’s served on the public school board since 2022 and this year took over as chair. But she ultimately felt it was in the best choice to meet the specific needs of her children…