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The Sunflower County Consolidated School District (SCCSD), formerly the Sunflower County School District (SCSD), is a public school district with its headquarters in Indianola, Mississippi in the Mississippi Delta. The district serves all of Sunflower County. Prior to the merger with the Indianola School District, the SCSD served much of the county, including the cities of Ruleville and Moorhead, the towns of Sunflower, Inverness, and Doddsville as well as the Sunflower County portion of Shaw.〔"(Sunflower County School District Reference Map )." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2011.〕〔"(Shaw city, Mississippi )." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2011.〕 As of July 1, 2012, the Drew School District was consolidated into the Sunflower County district.〔Amy, Jeff. "(Mississippi to return Okolona schools to local control; district merger ends Drew High School )." ''Associated Press'' at ''The Republic''. May 17, 2012. Retrieved on June 12, 2012.〕 The Drew school district's attendance boundary included Drew, Rome, and the employee residences of the Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP, Parchman), located in an unincorporated area.〔"(Drew School District Audited Financial Statements For the Year Ended June 30, 2005 )." ((PDF )) Office of the State Auditor, State of Mississippi. 12 (18/82). Retrieved on July 20, 2010.〕 ==History== In 1968 the district had 4,100 "colored" students and about 1,000 white students. At that time the district had a "freedom of choice" system. During that year Herbert Hagard, the superintendent of the school system, stated his opposition to a proposed rapid integration, arguing that doing so would cause White people to leave the school district. During that year, a local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) asked the district to replace two school principals because the branch believed that they were not qualified educationally and mentally. The district said that it would consider the matter.〔"(NAACP winning battle for principal's removal )." ''The Afro-American''. February 8, 1968. p. 16. Retrieved from Google News (9 of 11) on December 26, 2012.〕 In 1986 a petition to merge the Drew School District with the Sunflower County district circulated.〔"(School merger election sought )." ''Associated Press'' at ''The Advocate''. November 17, 1986. Retrieved on December 26, 2012. "Drew residents say tension has mounted since a petition began circulating to merge the financially strapped Drew schools with the Sunflower County school system."〕 In 2002 two of the district's schools had no licensed librarians. During that year a Mississippi state commission said that the district had violated accreditation standards in 2001 by not having those librarians.〔"(Six School Districts Violate Accreditation Standards )." MS News Now (WLBT/WDBD). October 19, 2002. Retrieved on December 26, 2012. "The Sunflower County School District doesn't have licensed librarians at two schools."〕 In 2003 the district had faced a budget deficit for the third time in a period. Judy Rhodes, the executive assistant to the state superintendent of education, said in a Board of Education meeting in Jackson, Mississippi said that "Of all the districts we're working with right now, Sunflower is the one with the most serious situation."〔Hayden, Kathy. "(Sunflower schools face deficit a 3rd time )." ''The Clarion Ledger''. May 16, 2003. B1 Local. Retrieved on December 26, 2012. ""Of all the districts we're working with right now, Sunflower is the one with the most serious situation," Judy Rhodes, executive assistant to the state superintendent of education, told state Board of education members meeting in Jackson Thursday."〕 In 2010 State of Mississippi officials said that the management of the district should be taken over by the state government because of the existence of allegations of sexual misconduct and misuse of federal funds.〔Brown, Marquita. "(Education officials detail problems in Sunflower County School District )." ''The Clarion Ledger''. April 16, 2010. News A1. Retrieved on August 17, 2010. "Making a case for the takeover of the Sunflower County School District, state Department of Education officials cited allegations ranging from sexual offenses on school grounds to misuse of federal dollars. The district has failed to report complete and accurate data to the state Department of Education on established procedures concerning assigned duties, job titles, salaries, supplements and funding sources.\n"〕 On April 19, 2010, the Mississippi Department of Education took control of the school district.〔"(Office of the Conservator Robert A. Strebeck )." Sunflower County School District. Retrieved on March 1, 2011.〕 In February 2012 the Mississippi Senate voted 43-4 to pass Senate Bill 2330, to consolidate the Sunflower County School District, the Drew School District, and the Indianola School District into one school district. The bill went to the Mississippi House of Representatives.〔Wright, Chance. "(Senate passes school merger )." ''Bolivar Commercial''. February 2012. Retrieved on March 25, 2012.〕 Later that month, the State Board of Education approved the consolidation of the Drew School District and the Sunflower County School District, and if Senate Bill 2330 is approved, Indianola School District will be added.〔"School consolidation approved." ''Clarion Ledger''. February 17, 2012. Retrieved on March 26, 2012.〕 In May 2012 Governor of Mississippi Phil Bryant signed the bill into law, requiring all three districts to consolidate.〔Wright, Chance. "(Bryant signs school merger )." ''The Bolivar Commercial''. Retrieved on June 13, 2012.〕 SB2330 stipulates that if a county has three school districts all under conservatorship by the Mississippi Department of Education, they will be consolidated into one school district serving the entire county.〔Doyle, Rory. "(Drew, Ruleville prepare to merge )." ''Bolivar Commercial''. 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