Chatham County Public Schools

[3] In 2006, the Chatham County Board of Education announced that they were repealing a decision that allowed students that lived in the Randolph County portion of Bennett to attend Bennett School, the local K-8 school, free of charge.

The announcement that the memorandum was being repealed stirred a firestorm of controversy, since the Randolph County students would be considered out-of-district students and could therefore be charged hundreds of dollars each year to attend school in Chatham County.

The commute to the nearest Randolph County school was also a problem since it is located many miles from Bennett.

To date, the Chatham County board has stood by its decision despite numerous complaints from residents.

Margaret B. Pollard Middle School is located near Briar Chapel, in northeastern Chatham County.