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Report: SCHSL commissioner Jerome Singleton planning to retire
- Singleton plans to retire by July 1, 2027, prompting a leadership transition at SCHSL.
- South Carolina lawmakers earlier demanded Singleton step down as part of a bid to overhaul the league.
- The SCHSL executive committee approved the retirement plan with a 16-0 vote.
- HB 4163 is advancing as lawmakers seek changes or abolition of the SCHSL.
- Legislators want changes on safety, transfers, and eligibility affecting K-12 athletics.
- If Singleton departs, a state-run SCHSAA could oversee high school athletics.
- The report ties the leadership question to broader changes in state oversight of high school sports.
- Scholastic sports stakeholders discuss realignment as leadership changes loom.
- The development underscores a broader debate over governance of K-12 athletics in the state.
- No replacement has been named yet as the retirement plan proceeds.
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