Georgetown County Superintendent Randy Dozier says freshmen can opt out but Holloway says other parents may not know their children are enrolled.
GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) -- Freshmen at one South Carolina high school find themselves in a Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps program this year.
The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reports that Carver Bay High principal Richard Neal started the program in the Georgetown County school because students in such programs are more likely to graduate.
South Carolina high school students must take one credit of physical education and ROTC can fill the requirement.
One freshman's parent, Charles Holloway, says ROTC just showed up on his son's schedule. Holloway says when his son asked to be excused, he was placed in a class by himself.
Georgetown County Superintendent Randy Dozier says freshmen can opt out but Holloway says other parents may not know their children are enrolled.
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