CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC/Gray News) – A new incentive program will pay some South Carolina families weekly for perfect attendance as absenteeism continues to crux student performance.
The pilot program, which allows the Charleston County School District to divvy out $25 a week, per student, to at least 1,900 students and their families, rolled out on March 10.
Students within the 10 selected grades and schools will be eligible to continuously receive money through a designated debit card, but only if their child achieves perfect attendance every week until May 16…