“If your higher-paid staff can afford it, they can be required to take a longer furlough.”

— Rep. Dan Cooper, R-Anderson., on a bill that would allow school districts to furlough teachers and administrators in an effort to save costs. S.C. schools’ budgets have been cut by $394 million as the state deals with a budget crisis. More cuts are likely.

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