{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-59-1-460","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 59-1-460","heading":"Excused school attendance for religious instruction.","body":"(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:\n(1) the student's parent or guardian gives written consent;\n(2) the sponsoring entity maintains attendance records and makes them available to the public school the student attends;\n(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;\n(4) the sponsoring entity makes provisions for and assumes liability for the student who is excused; and\n(5) no public funds are expended and no public school personnel are involved in providing the religious instruction.\n(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.","path":["Title 59 - EDUCATION","CHAPTER 1 General Provisions","ARTICLE 5 Miscellaneous Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t59c001.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:57:54Z","sha256":"ae21c28441312de96df71ad207cd2f0d67699cde053de3465172b9ea32645eac","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-59-1-455","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-59-1-462"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}