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A local charter school will close its doors in June due to its director’s upcoming retirement, pending a vote from the Aiken County Board of Education at Tuesday’s meeting.

Keisha Lloyd Kennedy, director of Lloyd Kennedy Charter School, wrote to Superintendent King Laurence on Jan. 28 to notify the school district of her intent to retire at the end of the 2020-2021 school year due to health reasons, according to a board agenda attachment.