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SC Code § 59-29-55 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 29 - Subjects Of Instruction|Section 59-29-55. Instruction on Black history.

 The State Board of Education shall examine the current status of the teaching of South Carolina History. By the 1989-1990 school year, each public school of the State must instruct students in the history of the black people as a regular part of its history and social studies courses. The State Board of Education shall establish regulations for the adoption of history and social studies textbooks which incorporate black history and shall, through the State Department of Education, assist the school districts in developing and locating suitable printed materials and other aids for instruction in black history. The State Board of Education shall examine curricular material for grades 1-6 to determine the level of emphasis on the relationship of agriculture and other industries to the South Carolina economy.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 9, Division II, Subdivision A, SubPart 1, Section 5.
SC Code § 59-29-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 29 - Subjects Of Instruction|Section 59-29-60. Required subjects; program of safety instruction.

 A definite program of safety instruction shall be included in the curriculum and provided in each primary and elementary grade in the public schools of the State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-414; 1952 Code Section 21-414; 1942 Code Section 5327; 1939 (41) 131.
SC Code § 59-29-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 29 - Subjects Of Instruction|Section 59-29-70. Required subjects; instruction in fire prevention.

 The State Board of Education shall provide for instruction in fire prevention in the elementary public schools of the State. Each teacher in a public school of this State shall give such instruction in fire prevention as may be prescribed by the State Board.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-415; 1952 Code Section 21-415; 1942 Code Section 5464; 1932 Code Section 5470; 1923 (33) 44.
SC Code § 59-29-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 29 - Subjects Of Instruction|Section 59-29-80. Required subjects; courses in physical education; alternatives; exemptions.

 (A) There is established and provided in all the public schools of this State physical education, training, and instruction of pupils of both sexes. Every pupil attending public school, in so far as he is physically fit and able to do so, shall take the course or courses provided by this section. Suitable modified courses must be provided for students physically or mentally unable or unfit to take the course or courses prescribed for normal pupils. However, in public school that offers a military or naval ROTC program sponsored by one of the military services of the United States, training in such a program must be considered to be the equivalent of physical education instruction and must be accepted in lieu of such instruction for all purposes, academic or nonacademic, as may hereinafter be provided. Additionally, in a public school that offers instruction in marching band based on the South Carolina Academic Standards for the Visual and Performing Arts and that incorporates the South Carolina Academic Standards for Physical Education, this instruction must be considered to be the equivalent of physical education instruction and must be accepted in lieu of physical education instruction for all purposes; provided the district first shall submit a plan to the department documenting that all South Carolina Academic Standards for Physical Education are met in the proposed marching band instruction, and upon approval of the plan by the department, this instruction may be offered and considered to be the equivalent of physical education instruction.  (B) A student may be exempted from physical education requirements by seeking a waiver from the local school board of trustees. The local board may grant such a request based on the following criteria:  (1) The student must present a statement by his attending physician indicating that participation in physical education will jeopardize the student's health and well-being; or  (2)(a) The parent and student must show that the student's attending physical education classes will violate their religious beliefs and would not be merely a matter of personal objection; and  (b) the parent or student must be members of a recognized religious faith that objects to physical education as part of its official doctrine or creed.  The local board shall encourage the student to take, as an alternative to physical education, appropriate instruction in health education or other instruction in lifestyle modification if an exemption is granted pursuant to this section.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-416; 1952 Code Section 21-416; 1942 Code Section 5325; 1932 Code Section 5343; 1924 (33) 996; 1974 (58) 2309; 1996 Act No. 368, Section 1; 2018 Act No. 185 (S.302), Section 1, eff May 17, 2018.  Effect of Amendment  2018 Act No. 185, Section 1, amended (A), providing that certain marching band instruction must be accepted in lieu of physical education coursework.
SC Code § 59-29-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 29 - Subjects Of Instruction|Section 59-29-90. Physical education courses in teacher training colleges.

 All colleges, schools and other educational institutions in this State giving teacher training shall provide a course or courses in physical education, training and instruction, and every pupil attending any such college, school or educational institution in preparation for teaching service shall take such course or courses.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-417; 1952 Code Section 21-417; 1942 Code Section 5325; 1932 Code Section 5343; 1924 (33) 996.
SC Code § 59-29-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 29 - Subjects Of Instruction|Section 59-29-100. Supervision of administration of physical education program; course duration and content; regulations.

 The State Superintendent of Education shall supervise the administration of Section 59-29-80 and shall prescribe the necessary course or courses in physical education, training, and instruction. Beginning with school year 1995-96, the required physical education course in the secondary schools shall occur over two semesters. For one semester, a personal fitness and wellness component must be taught and for one semester a lifetime fitness component must be taught either over the semester or in two nine-week divisions. The State Board of Education is authorized to promulgate regulations and prepare or cause to be prepared, published, and distributed a manual of instruction, courses of study, or other matters as it considers necessary or suitable to carry out the provisions of this section.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-418; 1952 Code Section 21-418; 1942 Code Section 5325; 1932 Code Section 5343; 1924 (33) 996; 1994 Act No. 441, Section 1.
SC Code § 59-29-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 29 - Subjects Of Instruction|Section 59-29-110. Instruction in military science and tactics.

 The board of trustees of any State high school district may, with the approval and consent of the county board of education, provide for theoretical and practical instruction and training in military science and tactics in their high school, prescribe the grades in which such instruction and training shall be given and provide the necessary instructors and materials for the same. The State Board of Education shall establish and promulgate proper and suitable rules and regulations governing such instructions and training, and the Adjutant General shall assist and cooperate with the State Board of Education in the preparation of suitable rules and regulations to govern and control such instruction and training in State high schools and shall exercise such supervision and control of such instruction and training as the State Board of Education may approve and require. Any such high school may, under such rules and regulations as the State Board of Education may prescribe, install and maintain United States junior reserve officers training corps units.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-419; 1952 Code Section 21-419; 1942 Code Section 5321; 1932 Code Section 5338; Civ. C. '22 Section 2589; Civ. C. '12 Section 1731; Civ. C. '02 Section 1201; 1896 (22) 161; 1942 (42) 1453.
SC Code § 59-29-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 29 - Subjects Of Instruction|Section 59-29-120. Study of United States Constitution requisite for graduation; attendance at veteran's activities.

 Text of (A) effective until beginning of the 2021-2022 school year.  (A) All high schools, colleges, and universities in this State that are sustained or in any manner supported by public funds shall give instruction in the essentials of the United States Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Federalist Papers, including the study of and devotion to American institutions and ideals, and no student in any such school, college, or university may receive a certificate of graduation without previously passing a satisfactory examination upon the provisions and principles of the United States Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Federalist Papers, and, if a citizen of the United States, satisfying the examining power of his loyalty thereto.  Text of (A) effective beginning with the 2021-2022 school year.  (A) All public high schools must give instruction in the essentials of the United States Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the Federalist Papers. No student in any such school may receive a certificate of graduation without previously passing a course that includes instruction in the provisions and principles of the United States Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the Federalist Papers.  (B) On November eleventh of each year which is a legal holiday in this State as provided by Section 53-5-10 to commemorate and honor veterans, all elementary, middle, and high schools in this State if they are open, shall devote at least one hour of the school day in either classroom instruction or at a student body assembly program to study the United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. If any such school is not open on November eleventh, this instruction or assembly program must be given on the day the school is open immediately preceding November eleventh.  (C) On November eleventh of each year, schools may permit students to attend activities to commemorate and honor veterans that are held at locations within their respective counties. The parent of a student seeking to be excused pursuant to this subsection shall provide prior written consent to the appropriate school personnel. Attendance at such activities shall count as a part of the instructional day for purposes of Section 59-1-440.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-420; 1952 Code Section 21-420; 1942 Code Section 5324; 1932 Code Section 5342; 1924 (33) 1186; 1990 Act No. 318, Section 1; 1998 Act No. 322, Section 1; 2021 Act No. 26 (S.38), Section 1, eff beginning with the 2021-2022 School Year.  Editor's Note  2021 Act No. 26, Section 5, provides as follows:  "SECTION 5. This act takes effect beginning with the 2021-2022 School Year."  Effect of Amendment  2021 Act No. 26, Section 1, rewrote (A).
SC Code § 59-29-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 29 - Subjects Of Instruction|Section 59-29-140. Enforcement of program of study of United States Constitution by State Superintendent.

 Section effective until beginning of the 2021-2022 school year.  The State Superintendent of Education shall make due arrangements for carrying out the provisions of Sections 59-29-120 and 59-29-130. For such purpose the State Superintendent shall prescribe suitable texts adapted to the needs of the high schools, universities and colleges for the instruction required under Sections 59-29-120 and 59-29-130.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-422; 1952 Code Section 21-422; 1942 Code Section 5324; 1932 Code Section 5342; 1924 (33) 1186.  Editor's Note  2021 Act No. 26, Sections 3, 5, provide as follows:  "SECTION 3. Section 59-29-140 of the 1976 Code, relating to the enforcement of the program of study of the United States Constitution by the State Superintendent, is repealed."  "SECTION 5. This act takes effect beginning with the 2021-2022 School Year."
SC Code § 59-29-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 29 - Subjects Of Instruction|Section 59-29-150. Willful noncompliance with requirements for program of study of United States Constitution as cause for dismissal.

 Willful neglect or failure on the part of any public school superintendent, principal or teacher or the president, teacher or other officer of any high school, normal school, university or college to observe and carry out the requirements of Sections 59-29-120 to 59-29-140 shall be sufficient cause for the dismissal or removal of such person from his position.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-423; 1952 Code Section 21-423; 1942 Code Section 5324; 1932 Code Section 5342; 1924 (33) 1186.  Editor's Note  Section 59-29-140, referenced in the text, was repealed effective upon the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year.
SC Code § 59-29-155 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 29 - Subjects Of Instruction|Section 59-29-155. Founding principles instruction required; reporting requirements; professional development.

 (A) The State Board of Education and Education Oversight Committee shall incorporate instruction on the founding principles that shaped the United States into the required study of the United States Constitution as provided in Section 59-29-120, and the South Carolina Social Studies Standards upon the next cyclical review. The board and committee shall include, at a minimum, the Federalist Papers and instruction on the structure of government and the role of the separation of powers and the freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution.  (B) The State Department of Education biennially shall submit a report by October fifteenth of each odd-numbered year, commencing in 2017, to the Senate Education Committee and the House Education and Public Works Committee documenting the implementation of this section.  (C) The State Department of Education shall make available professional development opportunities to teachers regarding subsection (A) by physical or electronic means.  HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 192 (H.3848), Section 2, eff May 26, 2016.  Editor's Note  2016 Act No. 192, Section 1, provides as follows:  "SECTION 1. This act is known and may be cited as the 'South Carolina Founding Principles Act'."
SC Code § 59-29-160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 29 - Subjects Of Instruction|Section 59-29-160. Two units of mathematics requisite for graduation.

 Every student in an accredited high school in this State shall, as a prerequisite to graduation therefrom, successfully complete at least two units of work in the field of mathematics.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-424; 1958 (50) 1876.
SC Code § 59-29-165 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 29 - Subjects Of Instruction|Section 59-29-165. Instruction in personal finance.

 All students attending a high school in this State that is sustained or in any manner supported by public funds must receive instruction in the area of personal finance. The State Department of Education will assist the school districts in identifying suitable materials for instruction.  HISTORY: 2003 Act No. 68, Section 1, eff June 25, 2003.
SC Code § 59-29-170 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 29 - Subjects Of Instruction|Section 59-29-170. Programs for gifted and talented students.

 Not later than August 15, 1987, gifted and talented students at the elementary and secondary levels must be provided programs during the regular school year or during summer school to develop their unique talents in the manner the State Board of Education must specify and to the extent state funds are provided. The Education Oversight Committee shall study the implementation of this section and report its findings to the General Assembly by July 1, 1986. By August 15, 1984, the State Board of Education shall promulgate regulations establishing the criteria for student eligibility in Gifted and Talented Programs. The funds appropriated for Gifted and Talented Programs under the Education Improvement Act of 1984 must be allocated to the school districts of the State on the basis that the number of gifted and talented students served in each district bears to the total of all those students in the State. However, districts unable to identify more than forty students using the selection criteria established by regulations of the State Board of Education shall receive fifteen thousand dollars annually. Provided, further, school districts shall serve gifted and talented students according to the following order of priority: (1) grades 3-12 academically identified gifted and talented students not included in the state-funded Advanced Placement Program for eleventh and twelfth grade students; (2) after all students eligible under priority one are served, students in grades 3-12 identified in one of the following visual and performing arts areas: dance, drama, music, and visual arts must be served; and (3) after all students eligible under priorities one and two are served, students in grades 1 and 2 identified as academically or artistically gifted and talented must be served. All categories of students identified and served shall be funded at a weight of .30 for the base student cost as provided in Chapter 20 of this title. Where funds are insufficient to serve all students in a given category, the district may determine which students within the category shall be served. Provided, further, no district shall be prohibited from using local funds to serve additional students above those for whom state funds are provided.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 9, Division II, Subdivision A, SubPart 4, Section 2; 1985 Act No. 201, Part II, Section 9C; 1986 Act No. 540, Part II, Section 18; 1998 Act No. 400, Section 15.
SC Code § 59-29-179 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 29 - Subjects Of Instruction|Section 59-29-179. Identification of higher order thinking and problem solving skills.

 The State Board of Education shall establish a committee, which includes, but is not limited to, personnel from the State Department of Education, school districts, and institutions of higher education. The purpose of the committee shall be to assist the State Board of Education in the identification of the dimensions of thinking which shall constitute "higher order thinking and problem solving" for purposes of Sections 59-26-30(b)(3), 59-26-30(b)(7), 59-26-30(j), 59-29-179, 59-29-180, 59-29-181, 59-29-182, 59-29-183, 59-30-110, and 59-31-600.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 194, Section 6.
SC Code § 59-29-180 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 29 - Subjects Of Instruction|Section 59-29-180. Emphasis on higher order problem solving skills.

 The State Department of Education and all school districts shall emphasize higher order problem solving skills in curricula at all levels. The State Department of Education shall assist the school districts by locating, developing, and advising the districts on the development of materials and other aids which may be used to teach higher order problem solving skills within existing subjects.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 9, Division II, Subdivision A, SubPart 1, Section 4; 1989 Act No. 194, Section 12.
SC Code § 59-29-181 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 29 - Subjects Of Instruction|Section 59-29-181. Selection of tests for statewide testing program.

 When selecting nationally normed achievement tests for the statewide testing program, the State Board of Education shall endeavor to select tests with a sufficient number of items which may be utilized to evaluate student's higher order thinking skills. The items may be used for this purpose only if the test created from the items meets applicable criteria set forth in the American Psychological Association publication "Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing".  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 194, Section 13.
SC Code § 59-29-182 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 29 - Subjects Of Instruction|Section 59-29-182. Review of procedures to assess higher order thinking and problem solving skills.

 The State Board of Education shall review the use of procedures to assess student achievement in higher order thinking and problem solving skills which are different from traditional achievement tests.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 194, Section 15.
SC Code § 59-29-183 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 29 - Subjects Of Instruction|Section 59-29-183. In-service training programs.

 The State Department of Education shall develop or select in-service training programs for teachers and staff in teaching higher order thinking and problem solving as part of the existing curriculum. Upon funding for district implementation of the program by the General Assembly, the State Department of Education shall ensure that each school district implements teacher in-service training in higher order thinking and problem solving on a schedule to train all teachers and staff within five years.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 194, Section 16.
SC Code § 59-29-190 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 29 - Subjects Of Instruction|Section 59-29-190. Advanced placement courses for academically talented students.

 Each school district shall provide advanced placement courses in all secondary schools of the district which enroll an adequate number of academically talented students to support the course. By August 15, 1984, the State Board of Education by regulation shall specify what constitutes an advanced placement course and an adequate number of students for these programs. A student who successfully completes the advanced placement requirements for a course and who receives a score of three or higher on the advanced placement exam shall receive advanced placement credit for the course in each post-secondary public college in South Carolina in the manner specified by the Commission on Higher Education in conjunction with the State Board of Education.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 9, Division II, Subdivision A, Subpart 4, Section 1; 2002 Act No. 356, Section 1, Part II.D.
SC Code § 59-29-200 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 29 - Subjects Of Instruction|Section 59-29-200. Pupil-teacher ratios.

 Notwithstanding any other provisions of the South Carolina Education Improvement Act of 1984, no school district with a student population in excess of 9,000 shall receive any remediation funds appropriated hereunder unless each language arts and mathematics class in grades seven through twelve has in 1984-85 a pupil-teacher ratio of thirty students per teacher or less, in 1985-86 a pupil-teacher ratio of twenty-eight students per teacher or less, and in 1986-87, and thereafter, a pupil-teacher ratio of twenty-five to one or less.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 9, Division II, Subdivision B, SubPart 5, Section 1.
SC Code § 59-29-210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 29 - Subjects Of Instruction|Section 59-29-210. Emphasis on teaching as profession.

 The Governor's schools for talented high school students and the gifted and talented programs shall emphasize the importance of the teaching profession.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 9, Division II, Subdivision C, SubPart 1, Section 2.