South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 43 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Article 20 - STUDENTS › Section 43-273 - Transfers and Withdrawals

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Each student transferring or withdrawing shall be given a form
				showing name, date of birth, grade placement, and attendance record to present
				to the appropriate school official where he or she is enrolling. Appropriate
				additional data shall be furnished by the sending school when requested in
				writing by the receiving school, as soon as possible, but no later than ten
				business days upon receiving the written request, excluding weekends and
				recognized state holidays.
I.
			 Kindergarten; Grades 1-6; 7-8:
A school must transfer a student's disciplinary record of
				suspensions and expulsions to the public or private school to which the student
				is transferring when requested in writing by the receiving school, as soon as
				possible, but no later than ten business days upon receiving the written
				request, excluding weekends and recognized state holidays.
Schools must transfer these records within ten business days
				upon receiving the written request from the public or private school to which
				the student is transferring. Schools may not withhold the transfer of records
				to a public or private school for fees owed by the student.
II. Grades 9-12:
A. Accurate accounting records shall be
			 developed and maintained for student transfers and withdrawals. Comprehensive
			 transcripts shall be submitted directly to the receiving school when requested
			 in writing, as soon as possible, but no later than ten business days upon
			 receiving the written request, excluding weekends and recognized state
			 holidays. A permanent record of the transferred student shall be retained in
			 the school from which the student is transferred. The school of record must
			 transfer a student's disciplinary record of suspensions and expulsions to the
			 public or private school to which the student is transferring as soon as
			 possible, but no later than ten business days upon receiving the written
			 request, excluding weekends and recognized state holidays. Schools may not
			 withhold the transfer of records to a public or private school for fees owed by
			 the student.
B. Units earned by a
			 student in an accredited high school of this state or in a school of another
			 state which is accredited under the regulations of the board of education of
			 that state, or the appropriate regional accrediting agency recognized by the
			 U.S. Department of Education will be accepted under the same value which would
			 apply to students in the school to which they transferred.
C. Home school, private school, or
			 out-of-state non-public school students shall have the opportunity to provide
			 evidence of work to be considered for credit when transferring to a public
			 school. The district shall have the right to evaluate evidence provided by the
			 parent or student before transcribing the credit. If the evaluated evidence is
			 insufficient, districts shall follow the option(s) defined in their district
			 policy, which comply with options listed in the SC Uniform Grading Policy. The
			 receiving school must also use the South Carolina Honors Framework criteria to
			 evaluate such evidence and shall make the final decision on whether to award
			 the said weighting. The South Carolina Department of Education advises
			 districts to adopt a policy for accepting units of credit from home schools,
			 private schools, or out-of-state nonpublic schools that is consistent with
			 state regulation.