Buist Academy
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Buist Academy for Advanced Studies is a K-8 public school located in Charleston
, South Carolina
, United States
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Buist is a magnet school, meaning entrance exams are required to get into the school. The Charleston County School District
operates Buist Academy. Buist is also an IB school as of February 2006.
aired a special about parents cheating in order to get their children into the school by lying about their addresses. http://www.abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=2841820&page=1.
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
, United States
United States
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Buist is a magnet school, meaning entrance exams are required to get into the school. The Charleston County School District
Charleston County School District
Charleston County School District is a school district within Charleston County, South Carolina, that educates roughly 8,000 kindergarten to 12th grade students in 23 schools.- High Schools:*Central High School, Pageland*Cheraw High School, Cheraw...
operates Buist Academy. Buist is also an IB school as of February 2006.
Scandals
ABC NewsABC News
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aired a special about parents cheating in order to get their children into the school by lying about their addresses. http://www.abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=2841820&page=1.