Rock Hill schools, Catawba Indians negotiating unpaid tuition bill

The Catawba Indian Nation and the Rock Hill school district are negotiating over the terms of an unpaid tuition bill that could range from $2.7 million to as much as $4 million.

The Rock Hill school board authorized the negotiations this week.

Charging children who live on the Catawba Indian Reservation out-of-district tuition rates was a late addition to the 1993 settlement the tribe negotiated over land claims with the federal and state governments.

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