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SC Code § 59-1-380 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 59-1-380. Mandatory tobacco and alternative nicotine product-free local school board policy.

 (A) By August 1, 2019, every local school district in the State shall adopt, implement, and enforce a written policy prohibiting at all times the use of any tobacco product or alternative nicotine product by any person in school buildings, in school facilities, on school campuses, and in or on any other school property owned or operated by the local school administrative unit. The policy also must prohibit the use of any tobacco product or alternative nicotine product by persons attending a school-sponsored event at a location not listed in this subsection when in the presence of students or school personnel or in an area where smoking or other tobacco use is otherwise prohibited by law.  (B) The policy must include at least all of the following elements:  (1) adequate notice to students, parents or guardians, the public, and school personnel of the policy;  (2) posting of signs prohibiting at all times the use of tobacco products or alternative nicotine products by any person in and on school property; and  (3) requirements that school personnel enforce the policy, including appropriate disciplinary action.  (C) Disciplinary actions for violating the policy may include, but not be limited to:  (1) for students: administrator and parent or legal guardian conference, mandatory enrollment in tobacco prevention education or cessation programs, community service, in-school suspension, suspension for extracurricular activities, or out-of-school suspension;  (2) for staff: verbal reprimand, written notification in personnel file, mandatory enrollment in tobacco prevention education, voluntary enrollment in cessation programs, or suspension;  (3) for contract or other workers: verbal reprimand, notification to contract employer, or removal from district property; and  (4) for visitors: verbal request to leave district property or prosecution for disorderly conduct for repeated offenses.  (D) The local school district shall collaborate with the Department of Health and Environmental Control, the Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and the South Carolina Department of Education, as appropriate, to implement the policy, including as part of tobacco education and cessation programs and substance use prevention efforts.  (E) The policy may permit tobacco products or alternative nicotine products to be included in instructional or research activities in public school buildings if the activity is conducted or supervised by the faculty member overseeing the instruction or research and the activity does not include smoking, chewing, inhaling, or otherwise ingesting the tobacco product or alternative nicotine product.  (F) For purposes of this section:  (1) "Tobacco product" has the same meaning as defined in Section 16-17-501.  (2) "Alternative nicotine product" has the same meaning as defined in Section 16-17-501.  HISTORY: 2019 Act No. 25 (H.3420), Section 3, eff April 26, 2019.
SC Code § 59-1-390 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 59-1-390. Courses necessitating wearing of protective eye devices; purchase of devices; protective-corrective devices.

 (A) A pupil and teacher in a public school shall wear an industrial quality eye device while participating in the following courses:  (1) career and technology or industrial art shops or laboratories involving use of or exposed to:  (a) hot molten metals;  (b) milling, sawing, turning, shaping, cutting, or stamping of any solid materials;  (c) heat treatment, tempering, or kiln firing of any metal or other materials;  (d) gas or electric arc welding;  (e) repair or servicing of any vehicle;  (f) caustic or explosive materials;  (2) chemical or combined chemical-physical laboratories involving caustic or explosive chemical or hot liquids or solids.  (B) The trustees of each school district shall purchase and place in public schools plano protective eye devices for the eye protection of pupils, teachers, and visitors to the classrooms or laboratories.  (C) A person desiring protective-corrective lenses instead of plano protective devices supplied by the school trustees, at his own expense, shall procure and equip himself with industrial quality eye protective devices secured from legally authorized dispensers.  (D) "Industrial quality eye protective device", as used in this section, means a device meeting the standards of the American Standard Safety Code for Head, Eye, and Respiratory Protection, Z2.1-1959, promulgated by the American Standards Association, Incorporated.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-697; 1965 (54) 679; 2005 Act No. 49, Section 1, eff May 3, 2005.  Effect of Amendment  The 2005 amendment redesignated the subsections and paragraphs and made nonsubstantive language changes throughout; and, in subsection (A)(1) substituted "career and technology" for "vocational".
SC Code § 59-1-400 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 59-1-400. Sick leave for public school employees.

 (A) All full-time employees of public schools accrue sick leave on the basis of one and one-fourth days of sick leave for each month of active service or twelve days for nine months of active service. Sick leave accrued but not used may be accumulated up to ninety days if the employees do not violate their respective contracts. Provisions for the additional benefits provided for in this section must be made on the same basis as existing sick leave benefits.  A school employee using sick leave as provided for in this section may not be terminated from employment nor during a continuing sick leave of less than ninety-one days.  The provisions of this section do not apply to employees of a school district which provides more liberal sick leave benefits. Any benefits accrued under school district sick leave policies in effect prior to July 1, 1976, are not lost as a result of this section.  Sick leave accumulated in compliance with this section is transferable to any school district in the State or to the State Department of Education by the employee with the earned leave.  (B) For the purposes of the South Carolina Education Improvement Act of 1984 "full-time employee" means any person employed in a position for which certification is required by the State Department of Education or a person who has been employed in the school district for five months and works at least thirty hours per week.  (C) School districts shall report to the State Board of Education costs incurred in implementing subsection (A) of this section. The State Department of Education shall report the assembled cost data to the Executive Budget Office and the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office.  HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 628 Sections 1, 2; 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 47; 1990 Act No. 388, Section 1.
SC Code § 59-1-403 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 59-1-403. Restoration of sick leave of certain employees who changed employment from school district to State Department of Education.

 An amount of sick leave not to exceed sixty days lost by a State Department of Education employee as a result of changing employment from a school district to the State Department of Education is restored if the employee was employed by the State Department of Education after June 28, 1984, and is employed on the effective date of this act.  HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 388, Section 2.
SC Code § 59-1-405 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 59-1-405. Distribution of contraceptives on school grounds prohibited.

 No contraceptive device or contraceptive medication may be distributed in or on the school grounds of any public elementary or secondary school. No school district may contract with any contraceptive provider for their distribution in or on the school grounds.  HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 167, Section 1.
SC Code § 59-1-410 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 59-1-410. "Teacher Recognition Day."

 "Teacher Recognition Day" in South Carolina shall be observed annually during American Education Week.  HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 14.
SC Code § 59-1-435 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 59-1-435. Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act.

 (A) This section may be cited as the "Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act".  (B) As used in this section, "discriminate" means to make a distinction in favor of or against a person on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person belongs, rather than according to actual merit.  (C) A school district shall treat a student's voluntary expression of a religious viewpoint, if any, on an otherwise permissible subject in the same manner the district treats a student's voluntary expression of a secular or other viewpoint on an otherwise permissible subject and must not discriminate against the student based on a religious viewpoint expressed by the student on an otherwise permissible subject.  (D) A student may express his beliefs about religion in homework, artwork, and other written and oral assignments free from discrimination based on the religious content of his submission. Homework and classroom assignments must be judged by ordinary academic standards of substance and relevance and against other legitimate pedagogical concerns identified by the school district. A student may not be penalized or rewarded based on the religious content of his work.  (E) Students may organize prayer groups, religious clubs, "see you at the pole" gatherings, or other religious gatherings before, during, and after school to the same extent that students are permitted to organize other noncurricular student activities and groups. Religious groups must be given the same access to school facilities for assembling as is given to other noncurricular groups without discrimination based on the religious content of the students' expression. If student groups that meet for nonreligious activities are permitted to advertise or announce meetings of the groups, the school district must not discriminate against groups that meet for prayer or other religious speech. A school district may disclaim school sponsorship of noncurricular groups and events in a manner that neither favors nor disfavors groups that meet to engage in prayer or religious speech.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 180, Section 1, eff May 28, 2010.
SC Code § 59-1-441 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 59-1-441. Policy to permit student to deliver message.

 (A) The governing body of a school board or school district may adopt a policy that permits graduating high school students as selected by school policy using objective criteria such as academic standing or the ex-officio function of a student office or position, to deliver a brief opening or closing message, or both, of two minutes or less, at the high school's graduation exercises.  (B) If a student delivers a brief opening or closing message, or both, of two minutes or less, the content of that message must be prepared or selected by the student and may not be recommended, monitored, reviewed, or censored by a member of the governing body of the school district, its officers, or employees. No student may be disciplined or reprimanded by the school for the content of any nonobscene, nonprofane, or nonvulgar message delivered pursuant to this section.  (C) The provisions of this section do not apply to policies of the school district or high school that relate specifically to more lengthy, extensive, or featured speeches at the high school's graduation delivered by a class valedictorian or other student selected on bases such as academic standing or position in student government.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 331, Section 2.
SC Code § 59-1-442 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 59-1-442. Policy to permit opening or closing message at school-sponsored athletic events.

 (A) The governing body of a school board or school district may adopt a policy that permits either (1) the captains of athletic teams at a high school or their student designees; or (2) a student designated by the members of that team to deliver a brief opening or closing message, or both, of two minutes or less, at school-sponsored athletic events.  (B) If team captains, their student designees, or the student designees of athletic teams deliver a brief opening or closing message, or both, of two minutes or less, the content of that message must be prepared or selected by the student and may not be recommended, monitored, reviewed, or censored by a member of the governing body of the school district, its officers, or employees. No student may be disciplined or reprimanded by the school for the content of any nonobscene, nonprofane, or nonvulgar message delivered pursuant to this section.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 331, Section 3.
SC Code § 59-1-443 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 59-1-443. Schools shall provide minute of mandatory silence at beginning of each school day.

 All schools shall provide for a minute of mandatory silence at the beginning of each school day.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 80.
SC Code § 59-1-445 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 59-1-445. Violations of mandatory test security; penalties; investigations.

 (1) It is unlawful for anyone knowingly and wilfully to violate security procedures regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education for mandatory tests administered by or through the State Board of Education to students or educators, or knowingly and wilfully to:  (a) Give examinees access to test questions prior to testing;  (b) Copy, reproduce, or use in any manner inconsistent with test security regulations all or any portion of any secure test booklet;  (c) Coach examinees during testing or alter or interfere with examinees' responses in any way;  (d) Make answer keys available to examinees;  (e) Fail to follow security regulations for distribution and return of secure test as directed, or fail to account for all secure test materials before, during, and after testing;  (f) Participate in, direct, aid, counsel, assist in, encourage, or fail to report any of the acts prohibited in this section.  Any person violating the provisions of this section or regulations issued hereunder is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or be imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or both. Upon conviction, the State Board of Education may suspend or revoke the administrative or teaching credentials, or both, of the person convicted.  (2) The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division shall investigate allegations of violations of mandatory test security, either on its own initiative following receipt of allegations, or at the request of a school district or the State Department of Education.  The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division shall furnish to the State Superintendent of Education a report of the findings of any investigation conducted pursuant to this section.  (3) Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit or interfere with the responsibilities of the State Board of Education or the State Department of Education in test development or selection, test-form construction, standard setting, test scoring, and reporting, or any other related activities which in the judgment of the State Superintendent of Education are necessary and appropriate.  HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 201, Part II, Section 9B(A).
SC Code § 59-1-447 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 59-1-447. Regulations for mandatory test security procedures.

 The State Board of Education shall by regulation establish detailed mandatory test security procedures.  HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 201, Section 9B(B).
SC Code § 59-1-448 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 59-1-448. Use of appropriated funds to raise salaries of principals or career and technology school directors.

 Funds appropriated by the General Assembly must not be used to raise the salaries of public school principals or public career and technology school directors to meet the requirements of a regulation promulgated by the State Board of Education establishing a minimum differential between the salaries of teachers and the salaries of public school principals or public career and technology school directors on less than a monthly basis.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 658, Part II, Section 11A; 2005 Act No. 49, Section 2, eff May 3, 2005.  Effect of Amendment  The 2005 amendment substituted "career and technology" for "vocational" in two places and made nonsubstantive language changes.
SC Code § 59-1-449 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 59-1-449. State Department of Education to report state and local funding requirements to local entities.

 The State Department of Education shall report no later than May first in each year to all local government entities having the authority to levy school taxes the amount required in the applicable school districts to provide the state-required minimum effort and an analysis of all local effort requirements for the applicable districts, including the figures used in the computation of:  (1) local salary supplements;  (2) Education Finance Act foundation program; and  (3) per pupil maintenance of effort.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 658, Part II, Section 8.
SC Code § 59-1-451 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 59-1-451. Costs of the Target 2000-School Reform for the Next Decade Act; provisions not mandatory; local school districts not prohibited from implementing similar provisions.

 All costs of implementing the provisions of the Target 2000-School Reform for the Next Decade Act (1989 Act No. 194) must be paid from funds appropriated for that purpose by the General Assembly. The programs of the Target 2000-School Reform for the Next Decade Act (1989 Act No. 194) must be implemented to the extent possible using funds appropriated by the General Assembly, but no provision of the Target 2000-School Reform for the Next Decade Act (1989 Act No. 194) is mandatory beyond the appropriation provided by the General Assembly. Nothing in this section prohibits local school districts from implementing programs similar to or as described in the Target 2000-School Reform for the Next Decade Act (1989 Act No. 194) on the district's initiative.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 194, Section 37.
SC Code § 59-1-453 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 59-1-453. Oversight Committee.

 For the purposes of the Target 2000-School Reform for the Next Decade Act (1989 Act No. 194), the Education Oversight Committee, as provided for in Section 59-6-10, shall serve as the oversight committee for the provisions of the Target 2000-School Reform for the Next Decade Act (1989 Act No. 194). The Education Oversight Committee shall oversee the planning, development, and implementation of the provisions as contained in Target 2000 and shall monitor the expenditures of the funds appropriated. Each state agency and entity responsible for implementing Target 2000 funded programs must submit annually to the Education Oversight Committee programs and expenditure reports and budget requests in a manner prescribed by the Education Oversight Committee.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 194, Section 35; 1998 Act No. 400, Section 15.
SC Code § 59-1-454 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 59-1-454. Parental involvement program; parent/teacher conferences.

 (A) The State Department of Education shall develop a parental involvement program for use in elementary and secondary schools with grades four through eight. The purpose of the program is to improve parental participation in their child's school progress, ensure a smooth transition between the various levels of schooling and phases of education, increase communication between the school, parent, and child, provide greater accountability between the parent, school, and child, and lessen the possibility on all levels that parents are only provided opportunity to react to problems involving their child after such problems occur.  (B) The parental involvement program should include such activities as regular visitation by parents to their child's school, involving parents, teachers, and administrators in school training sessions on such issues as communication between the school, parent, and child, student discipline, importance of homework, the taking and understanding of standardized testing and test scores, and general literacy.  (C) Teachers shall maintain a record signed by the parent and teacher of parent conferences annually that identify the date, time, and response of parent/teacher conferences.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 135, Section 4.
SC Code § 59-1-455 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 59-1-455. Time for pledge of allegiance required.

 Beginning with the 1991-92 school year, all public school students, commencing with grades kindergarten through and including high school, shall during the course of each school day's activities at a specific time which must be designated by the local school say the Pledge of Allegiance as follows:  "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."  Any person not wishing to say the "Pledge of Allegiance" or otherwise participate in saying the "Pledge of Allegiance" is exempt from participation and may not be penalized for failing to participate.  A person who does not wish to participate may leave the classroom, may remain in his seat, or may express his nonparticipation in any form which does not materially infringe upon the rights of other persons or disrupt school activities.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 55, Section 1.
SC Code § 59-1-460 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 59 - Education|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 59-1-460. Excused school attendance for religious instruction.

 (A) The school district board of trustees may adopt a policy that authorizes a student to be excused from school to attend a class in religious instruction conducted by a private entity if:  (1) the student's parent or guardian gives written consent;  (2) the sponsoring entity maintains attendance records and makes them available to the public school the student attends;  (3) transportation to and from the place of instruction, including transportation for students with disabilities, is the complete responsibility of the sponsoring entity, parent, or guardian;  (4) the sponsoring entity makes provisions for and assumes liability for the student who is excused; and  (5) no public funds are expended and no public school personnel are involved in providing the religious instruction.  (B) It is the responsibility of a participating student to make up any missed schoolwork. However, no student may be released from a core academic subject class to attend a religious instruction class. While in attendance in a religious instruction class pursuant to this section, a student is not considered to be absent from school.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 241, Section 2.