Parents fear losing vouchers for homeschooling. GOP senators say K-12 agency misled them.

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: February 16, 2026

Words: 1,942

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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COLUMBIA — Elliott Mead, 10, is using his $7,500 from the state this year to learn about wildlife conservation and ukulele lessons on top of his core classes, all of which he takes at home.

But the Beaufort fourth grader and other students using state dollars for homeschooling should never have gotten that money in the first place. That’s according to senators who crafted the law creating the Education Scholarship Trust Fund program, designed …

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