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Horry 01

Conway, Horry County, South Carolina
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👨‍🎓 48,662 students 📋 6,838 students with IEPs 🗣️ 0 parent reports ☎️ (843)488-6700
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🛟 How to fight for your child's IEP — and who to call

If Horry 01 isn't giving your child the services they're legally owed, you have a clear, federally-protected path. Under IDEA these steps are the same everywhere — work them in order and put everything in writing.

Step 1

Request an IEP meeting — in writing

Email your child's case manager and the district's Director of Exceptional/Special Education. State the problem and the services you're requesting, and ask for a formal IEP-team meeting. Keep a copy of everything. District office: (843)488-6700.

Step 2

File a state complaint

If the district violated an IDEA rule in the last year, file a signed written complaint with your state's special-education dispute-resolution office (below). The state must investigate and issue a decision — usually within 60 days.

Step 3

Ask for mediation

Request free, voluntary mediation through the state — a neutral, trained mediator helps you and the district reach a written agreement. It's faster and less adversarial than a hearing.

Step 4

File for a due-process hearing

For serious disputes over identification, evaluation, placement, or FAPE, file for a due-process hearing — a formal legal proceeding. Consider getting an advocate or attorney first (see Protection & Advocacy below).

⚖️ Where to file & get free help in South Carolina

South Carolina Department of Education — Special-Education Dispute Resolution
File a state complaint (IDEA), request mediation, or a due-process hearing
· 🔗 visit site

File a written state complaint within 1 year of the violation, request free mediation, or file for a due-process hearing. Start here if the district is out of compliance.

Disability Rights South Carolina
Protection & Advocacy — free legal help for special-education & disability rights
☎️ 803-782-0639 · 🔗 visit site

Your state's federally-funded disability rights agency. Free information, advice, and sometimes legal representation for IEP and special-education disputes.

📚 Know-your-rights resources

Your legal footing: Under IDEA every eligible child is entitled to a free appropriate public education (FAPE) and an IEP built to their needs. Section 504/ADA also bar disability discrimination.

• Parent Training & Information Center (PTI): free coaching for your state — find your center »

• CADRE (national dispute-resolution center): cadreworks.org »

• U.S. Dept. of Education OSEP (administers IDEA) & Office for Civil Rights for 504/ADA complaints.

Tip: bring a written list of requests to every meeting, ask for the district's response in writing, and never sign an IEP you don't agree with — you can consent to parts and dispute the rest.

💪 Not just your child? Use strength in numbers.

If other Horry 01 families are hitting the same wall, it's a district problem — and numbers change the outcome. Send this page to your social-media contacts and Facebook parent groups, and ask other parents at drop-off and pickup: is this happening to you too? Gather the stories here so the pattern is documented. Once you can prove a bigger issue: wear matching-color shirts for solidarity, protest peacefully, pack school-board meetings, reach out to government officials, give interviews, and send press releases to the local newsrooms below to bring the media in.

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📣 Take action for Horry 01

Systemic problems get fixed when they become public. Below is local press near this district and the officials responsible for Horry County.

📰 Local newsrooms

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WHMC (PBS)
PBS — TV
2 mi
· 🔍 find “WHMC (PBS)” online
Horry Independent
Local newspaper
2 mi
· 🔍 find “Horry Independent” online
The Sun News (Myrtle Beach)
Daily newspaper
18 mi
· 🔗 site
WMBF-TV (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
19 mi
· 🔗 site
WFXB (FOX)
FOX affiliate — TV
19 mi
· 🔗 site
Myrtle Beach Herald
Local newspaper
19 mi
· 🔍 find “Myrtle Beach Herald” online
Sun News
Local newspaper
19 mi
· 🔍 find “Sun News” online
North Myrtle Beach Times
Local newspaper
24 mi
· 🔍 find “North Myrtle Beach Times” online
Marion Star & Mullins Enterprise
Local newspaper
25 mi
· 🔍 find “Marion Star & Mullins Enterprise” online
Coastal Observer
Local newspaper
30 mi
· 🔍 find “Coastal Observer” online
Georgetown Times
Local newspaper
33 mi
· 🔍 find “Georgetown Times” online
Lake City News & Post
Local newspaper
37 mi
· 🔍 find “Lake City News & Post” online
Dillon Herald
Local newspaper
40 mi
· 🔍 find “Dillon Herald” online
WBTW (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
44 mi
· 🔗 site
WPDE-TV (ABC)
ABC affiliate — TV
44 mi
· 🔗 site
Morning News
Local newspaper
44 mi
· 🔍 find “Morning News” online
The Robesonian
Local newspaper
52 mi
· 🔍 find “The Robesonian” online
News and Press
Local newspaper
53 mi
· 🔍 find “News and Press” online
Marlboro Herald Advocate
Local newspaper
62 mi
· 🔍 find “Marlboro Herald Advocate” online
The Laurinburg Exchange
Local newspaper
64 mi
· 🔍 find “The Laurinburg Exchange” online
The Item
Local newspaper
70 mi
· 🔍 find “The Item” online
StarNews (Wilmington)
Daily newspaper
70 mi
· 🔗 site
WWAY (ABC)
ABC affiliate — TV
71 mi
· 🔗 site
WECT (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
71 mi
· 🔗 site
WSFX-TV (FOX)
FOX affiliate — TV
71 mi
· 🔗 site
The Star-News
Local newspaper
71 mi
· 🔍 find “The Star-News” online
Lee County Observer
Local newspaper
71 mi
· 🔍 find “Lee County Observer” online
Cheraw Chronicle
Local newspaper
73 mi
· 🔍 find “Cheraw Chronicle” online
Berkeley Independent
Local newspaper
73 mi
· 🔍 find “Berkeley Independent” online
WCBD-TV (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
77 mi
· 🔗 site
WCSC-TV (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
77 mi
· 🔗 site
WITV (PBS)
PBS — TV
77 mi
· 🔍 find “WITV (PBS)” online
WTAT-TV (FOX)
FOX affiliate — TV
77 mi
· 🔗 site
The Charleston Chronicle
Local newspaper
77 mi
· 🔍 find “The Charleston Chronicle” online
Charleston City Paper
Local newspaper
77 mi
· 🔍 find “Charleston City Paper” online
The Post and Courier
Local newspaper
77 mi
· 🔍 find “The Post and Courier” online
Richmond County Daily Journal
Local newspaper
82 mi
· 🔍 find “Richmond County Daily Journal” online
WUVC-DT (UNIVISION)
UNIVISION affiliate — TV
82 mi
· 🔗 site
The Fayetteville Observer
Local newspaper
82 mi
· 🔍 find “The Fayetteville Observer” online
Summerville Journal-Scene
Local newspaper
85 mi
· 🔍 find “Summerville Journal-Scene” online

🏛️ Officials for Horry County

Office of the Governor of South Carolina Henry McMaster
Governor · SC
· 🔗 site
South Carolina Department of Education
State education agency — special-education oversight · SC
· 🔗 site
U.S. Dept. of Education — Office for Civil Rights
Disability discrimination complaints (504/ADA) · National
✉️ OCR@ed.gov · ☎️ 1-800-421-3481 · 🔗 site
U.S. Dept. of Education — OSEP
Federal special-education oversight (IDEA) · National
✉️ OSEP@ed.gov · ☎️ 1-800-872-5327 · 🔗 site