{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-59-25-160","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 59-25-160","heading":"Revocation or suspension of certificate; \"just cause\" defined.","body":"Section 59-25-160. \"Just cause\" may consist of any one or more of the following:\n(1) incompetence;\n(2) wilful neglect of duty;\n(3) wilful violation of the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education;\n(4) unprofessional conduct;\n(5) drunkenness;\n(6) cruelty;\n(7) crime against the law of this State or the United States;\n(8) immorality;\n(9) any conduct involving moral turpitude;\n(10) dishonesty;\n(11) evident unfitness for position for which employed;\n(12) sale or possession of narcotics; or\n(13) breach of contract.","path":["Title 59 - EDUCATION","CHAPTER 25 Teachers","ARTICLE 3 Examinations and Teachers' Certificates"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t59c025.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:59:34Z","sha256":"9a678ee80356080dd104319a5a12776b2dee273ad395adbcd55ac682dc00af70","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-59-25-150","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-59-25-170"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}