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SC Code § 59-63-1320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 63 - Pupils Generally|Section 59-63-1320. Referral or placement of students in alternative school programs.

 Eligible alternative school programs shall be provided for, but not limited to, students in grades 6-12 as follows:  (1) Students referred for voluntary attendance at the alternative school program and meeting the district criteria to attend based upon a documented need for the attention and assistance beyond that of a traditional program as established by the academic history of the student, including the student's academic plan as required in Section 59-18-500, and following other policies and procedures for documenting need established by the district board of trustees.  (2) Students referred for voluntary attendance at the alternative school program and meeting the district criteria to attend based upon a documented need for the program due to habitual exhibitions of disruptive behavior in violation of the student conduct policies and behavior codes approved by the school board of trustees.  Districts must establish clear guidelines and procedures for the referral of any student into an alternative school program and before a decision is made to assign a student to an alternative school program, a determination must be made that the written and distributed academic and disciplinary policies of the district have been followed.  (3) Students placed in an alternative school program by the district board of trustees as an option to suspension or expulsion or by the dispositive order of a family court judge, with the consent of the local board of trustees. However, before a student may be placed in an alternative school program, a determination must be made by the local board that the written and distributed disciplinary policy of the district has been followed. Districts must establish clear guidelines and procedures for the placement of any student into an alternative school program and at a minimum they shall prescribe due process procedures for placement actions.  When students are being considered for placement in an alternative school program, districts must consider the requirements of the Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).  If a student placed by the board of trustees in an alternative school program enrolls in another school district before the expiration of the period of placement, the board of trustees of the district requiring the placement shall provide to the district in which the student enrolls, at the same time other records of the student are provided, information concerning the student's placement in an alternative school program. Upon review of the information, the district in which the student enrolls may continue an alternative education program placement or may allow the student to attend regular classes without completing the period of the placement.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 107, Section 1.
SC Code § 59-63-1330 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 63 - Pupils Generally|Section 59-63-1330. Discretion of school board.

 Nothing in this article shall abrogate the authority of any public school district and its governing board to take such disciplinary action as it is otherwise empowered by law to take against any student for misconduct including, but not limited to, expulsion, and nothing in this chapter shall require that any student be assigned to such an alternative school. These decisions shall rest solely in the discretion of the district and school board, regardless of the offense, record of the child, or other information presented from any source.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 107, Section 1.
SC Code § 59-63-1340 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 63 - Pupils Generally|Section 59-63-1340. Permissible divergence from traditional programs and schools.

 Within the requirements of Section 59-1-440, alternative school programs may differ from traditional education programs and schools in scheduling, administrative structure, curriculum, or setting and state requirements may be waived in these areas if such waiver assists the alternative school in meeting its purpose.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 107, Section 1.
SC Code § 59-63-1350 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 63 - Pupils Generally|Section 59-63-1350. Eligibility for funding.

 To be eligible for funding, a district or consortium must submit a plan for the program which includes:  (a) mission statement;  (b) the policy for the basis of enrollment in the school;  (c) location of the alternative school program; and  (d) description of how the school will focus on the educational and behavioral needs of the students. This description must include strategies for individual student instruction plans, evaluations at regular intervals of the student's educational and behavioral progress, instructional methods in meeting academic achievement standards in the core academic areas, provisions for a low pupil-teacher ratio, utilization of available technology, strict codes of student conduct, counseling, strategies to gain strong parental input and support, strategies to ensure students will adapt to a regular school setting upon departure from the alternative school program, and student time lines for meeting the academic and conduct standards set. The alternative program may be provided in conjunction with the adult education program, where appropriate. Goals, interim goals, and data collection for program evaluation must be a part of the program plan.  The instructional program should enable students to make the transition to a regular school program, earn a high school diploma or GED, or seek postsecondary education. Steps should be taken to ensure that credit earned by students participating in the alternative school program can be transferred to other public schools in the State; provided, nothing herein shall prohibit school districts and/or the South Carolina Department of Education from establishing and providing new and innovative programs as may be authorized otherwise under law to meet the unique needs of alternative school students who otherwise might drop out of school or never be able successfully to complete the requirements for a diploma.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 107, Section 1.
SC Code § 59-63-1360 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 63 - Pupils Generally|Section 59-63-1360. Transportation.

 A school district or consortium shall determine what, if any, transportation shall be provided to students attending an alternative school in accordance with written district guidelines.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 107, Section 1.
SC Code § 59-63-1370 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 63 - Pupils Generally|Section 59-63-1370. Teachers at alternative school programs; staff development.

 Each school district or consortium shall establish procedures for ensuring that teachers assigned to alternative school programs possess the pedagogical and content-related skills necessary to meet the needs of the student population served by the school. Each school board also shall ensure that adequate staff development activities are available for alternative school program faculty and staff and ensure that the faculty and staff participate in these activities. The State Department of Education in consultation with other appropriate entities shall provide assistance to school districts in the development of staff development programs which include best practices. These programs shall be made available to all district teachers.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 107, Section 1.
SC Code § 59-63-1380 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 63 - Pupils Generally|Section 59-63-1380. Funding for alternative school programs.

 A school district shall allocate to an alternative school program the same per student expenditure to include federal, state, and local funds that would be allocated to the student's school if the student were attending the student's regularly assigned school. This shall include any appropriate special education funding.  Districts or consortia meeting the eligibility requirements for alternative school funding shall receive an annual base funding minimum of $30,000 or up to $200,000 depending on the student population of the district; however, districts forming consortia will have as their base funding an amount equal to the total of the individual district's base funding, not to exceed $350,000. The State Department of Education, for the purposes of establishing base funding, shall group districts according to their average daily membership and assign the amount of base funding that districts in a grouping would receive for eligible programs. Unobligated funds from state appropriations for base funding which become available during a fiscal year may be redistributed on a per pupil basis to eligible programs in countywide districts receiving base funding of less than $100,000; however, this redistributed funding shall not become part of the base funding for the following year. Increases in fiscal year 2000-2001 funding over the fiscal year 1999-2000 recurring and nonrecurring funding shall be used to increase countywide districts' base funding by fifty percent and this new amount shall constitute their base funding.  It is the intent of the General Assembly that, after meeting the funding requirements for base funding, eligible programs, beginning with school year 2000-2001, shall also receive per pupil funding based on the average daily membership of the students served by the program at an Education Finance Act weighting of 1.49 and beginning with school year 2001-2002 a weighting of 1.74. Per pupil funds for the alternative school program shall be distributed through the Education Finance Act formula provided for in Section 59-20-40. Beginning with school year 2002-2003, every district or district consortium shall provide alternative school opportunities for their students in grades 6-12, provided that state funding for alternative school programs is not reduced below the appropriation received in fiscal year 2001-2002.  These funds shall be used for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of alternative schools programs. Funds also may be used to provide for staff development needs pursuant to Section 59-63-1370.  Districts or consortia developing plans for the establishment of an alternative school shall be eligible for a planning grant of no more than $5,000 if criteria established by the State Board of Education are met.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 107, Section 1.
SC Code § 59-63-1390 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 63 - Pupils Generally|Section 59-63-1390. Regulations; annual review.

 The State Board of Education shall promulgate regulations for establishment, maintenance, and operation of alternative school programs to include clear procedures for annual review of the implementation and progress of the alternative school program and a three-year cycle evaluation shall examine the success of this initiative. If an annual review or the evaluation finds a program is not making progress to carry out the alternative school plan or meeting the locally established measures of success, the Department of Education shall provide technical assistance and future funding may be terminated.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 107, Section 1.
SC Code § 59-63-1400 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 63 - Pupils Generally|Section 59-63-1400. Review; technical assistance.

 The State Department of Education shall review alternative school plans for eligibility for funding and provide technical assistance for planning, establishing, and implementing an alternative school based on best practice. The department shall assist any district or consortia whose plan does not meet the eligibility criteria; however, no funding will be approved until the plan ensures implementation of appropriate services for students served by the alternative school.  HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 107, Section 1.
SC Code § 59-65-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 65 - Attendance Of Pupils|Section 59-65-10. Responsibility of parent or guardian; transportation for kindergarten pupils.

 (A) A parent or guardian shall require his child to attend regularly a public or private school or kindergarten of this State which has been approved by the State Board of Education, a member school of the South Carolina Independent Schools' Association, a member school of the South Carolina Association of Christian Schools, or some similar organization, or a parochial, denominational, or church-related school, or other programs which have been approved by the State Board of Education from the school year in which the child is five years of age before September first until the child attains his seventeenth birthday or graduates from high school. A parent or guardian whose child is not six years of age on or before the first day of September of a particular school year may elect for their child or ward not to attend kindergarten. For this purpose, the parent or guardian shall sign a written document making the election with the governing body of the school district in which the parent or guardian resides. The form of this written document must be prescribed by regulation of the Department of Education. Upon the written election being executed, that child is not required to attend kindergarten.  (B) Each school district shall provide transportation to and from public school for all pupils enrolled in public kindergarten classes who request the transportation. Regulations of the State Board of Education governing the operation of school buses shall apply.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-757; 1967 (55) 181; 1979 Act No. 199, Part II Section 25; 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 9, Division II, Subdivision A, SubPart 3, Section 2(C), (D); 1987 Act No. 29 Section 1; 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, Section 29C; 2012 Act No. 163, Section 1, eff May 14, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment rewrote subsection (A).
SC Code § 59-65-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 65 - Attendance Of Pupils|Section 59-65-20. Penalty for failure to enroll or cause child to attend school.

 Any parent or guardian who neglects to enroll his child or ward or refuses to make such child or ward attend school shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than fifty dollars or be imprisoned not more than thirty days; each day's absence shall constitute a separate offense; provided, the court may in its discretion suspend the sentence of anyone convicted of the provisions of this article.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-757.1; 1967 (55) 181.
SC Code § 59-65-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 65 - Attendance Of Pupils|Section 59-65-30. Exceptions.

 The provisions of this article do not apply to:  (a) A child who has graduated from high school or has received the equivalent of a high school education from a school approved by the State Board of Education, member school of South Carolina Independent Schools' Association, a private school in existence at the time of the passage of this article, or a member school of the South Carolina Association of Christian Schools;  (b) A child who obtains a certificate from a psychologist certified by the State Department of Education or from a licensed physician stating that he is unable to attend school because of a physical or mental disability, provided there are no suitable special classes available for such child in the school district where he resides;  (c) A child who has completed the eighth grade and who is determined by the court to be legally and gainfully employed whose employment is further determined by such court to be necessary for the maintenance of his home;  (d) [Reserved]  (e) A student who has a child and who is granted a temporary waiver from attendance by the district's attendance supervisor or his designee. The district attendance supervisor may grant a temporary waiver only if he determines that suitable day care is unavailable. The student must consult with the district supervisor or his designee in a timely manner to consider all available day care options or the district shall consider the student to be in violation of this chapter.  (f) A child who has reached the age of sixteen years and whose further attendance in school, vocational school, or available special classes is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be disruptive to the educational program of the school, unproductive of further learning, or not in the best interest of the child, and who is authorized by the court to enter into suitable gainful employment under the supervision of the court until age seventeen is attained. However, prior to being exempted from the provisions of this article, the court may first require that the child concerned be examined physically and tested mentally to assist the court to determine whether or not gainful employment would be more suitable for the child than continued attendance in school. The examination and testing must be conducted by the Department of Youth Services or by any local agency which the court determines to be appropriate. The court shall revoke the exemption provided in this item upon a finding that the child fails to continue in his employment until reaching the age of seventeen years.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-757.2; 1967 (55) 181; 1974 (58) 1956; 1993 Act No. 165, Section 1; 2012 Act No. 163, Section 2, eff May 14, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment inserted ", or a member school of the South Carolina Association of Christian Schools", and made other, nonsubstantive, changes in subsection (a).
SC Code § 59-65-45 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 65 - Attendance Of Pupils|Section 59-65-45. Alternative home schooling requirements.

 In lieu of the requirements of Section 59-65-40, parents or guardians may teach their children at home if the instruction is conducted under the auspices of the South Carolina Association of Independent Home Schools. Bona fide membership and continuing compliance with the academic standards of South Carolina Association of Independent Home Schools exempts the home school from the further requirements of Section 59-65-40.  The State Department of Education shall conduct annually a review of the association standards to insure that requirements of the association, at a minimum, include:  (a) a parent must hold at least a high school diploma or the equivalent general educational development (GED) certificate;  (b) the instructional year is at least one hundred eighty days; and  (c) the curriculum includes, but is not limited to, the basic instructional areas of reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies, and in grades seven through twelve, composition and literature.  By January thirtieth of each year, the South Carolina Association of Independent Home Schools shall report the number and grade level of children home schooled through the association to the children's respective school districts.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 313, Section 1.
SC Code § 59-65-46 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 65 - Attendance Of Pupils|Section 59-65-46. Home schooling of foster child.

 A foster parent may teach a foster child at home as provided in Sections 59-65-40, 59-65-45, or any other provision of law, if, in addition to any other requirements, home schooling of the child has been approved by the Department of Social Services or other agency having custody of the child.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 276, Section 2.
SC Code § 59-65-47 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 65 - Attendance Of Pupils|Section 59-65-47. Associations for home schools; requirements.

 In lieu of the requirements of Section 59-65-40 or Section 59-65-45, parents or guardians may teach their children at home if the instruction is conducted under the auspices of an association for home schools which has no fewer than fifty members and meets the requirements of this section. Bona fide membership and continuing compliance with the academic standards of the associations exempts the home school from the further requirements of Section 59-65-40 or Section 59-65-45.  The State Department of Education shall conduct annually a review of the association standards to ensure that requirements of the association, at a minimum, include:  (a) a parent must hold at least a high school diploma or the equivalent general educational development (GED) certificate;  (b) the instructional year is at least one hundred eighty days;  (c) the curriculum includes, but is not limited to, the basic instructional areas of reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies, and in grades seven through twelve, composition and literature; and  (d) educational records shall be maintained by the parent-teacher and include:  (1) a plan book, diary, or other record indicating subjects taught and activities in which the student and parent-teacher engage;  (2) a portfolio of samples of the student's academic work; and  (3) a semiannual progress report including attendance records and individualized documentation of the student's academic progress in each of the basic instructional areas specified in item (c) above.  By January thirtieth of each year, all associations shall report the number and grade level of children home schooled through the association to the children's respective school districts.  HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 429, Section 4.
SC Code § 59-65-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 65 - Attendance Of Pupils|Section 59-65-50. Nonattendance reported to court having jurisdiction of juveniles.

 If the board of trustees of a school district or its designee is unable to obtain the school attendance of a child in the age group specified in Section 59-65-10, the board or its designee shall report such nonattendance in writing to the juvenile court or such other court in the county as may have jurisdiction of juveniles but exclusive of magistrate's courts notwithstanding the provisions of Section 22-3-540; provided, that no one except the board of trustees or its designee shall have the authority to institute the proceedings herein.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-757.4; 1967 (55) 181.
SC Code § 59-65-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 65 - Attendance Of Pupils|Section 59-65-60. Procedure upon receipt by court of report of nonattendance.

 (a) Upon receipt of such report, the court may forthwith order the appearance before such court of the responsible parent or guardian and if it deems necessary, the minor involved, for such action as the court may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.  (b) The court may, after hearing upon ten days notice, order such parent or guardian to require such child to attend school and upon failure of such parent to comply with such order may punish such parent or guardian as by contempt, provided, that punishment for such contempt cannot exceed fifty dollars or thirty days imprisonment for each offense.  The procedure herein provided shall be alternative to the penalties provided in Section 59-65-20.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-757.5; 1967 (55) 181.
SC Code § 59-65-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 65 - Attendance Of Pupils|Section 59-65-70. Court empowered to declare child delinquent.

 If the court determines that the reported absence occurred without the knowledge, consent or connivance of the responsible parent or guardian or that a bona fide attempt has been made to control and keep the child in school, the court may declare such child to be a delinquent and subject to the provisions of law in such cases.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-757.6; 1967 (55) 181.