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The baccalaureate degree major.
Graduate certification or degree held and the field or
discipline of the certification.
The qualifications of teacher assistants, if the child is
provided instructional services by them.
A parent who wishes to inquire about the qualifications of his/her
child’s teacher or instructional assistant should make a written request
to the school principal. The inquiry may address only the qualifications
listed above.
SC State Board Regulations for Attendance
Attendance policies and procedures at James F. Byrnes are designed to
incorporate South Carolina State Board of Education regulations. The
unlawful absences pertaining to truancy are cumulative for the entire
school year (180 days).
State Board Regulation: 43-274. Student Attendance
A. Lawful and Unlawful Absences: School districts must adopt
policies to define and list lawful and unlawful absences.
1. Lawful absences include but are not limited to
a. a
bsences caused by a student’s own illness and
whose attendance in school would endanger his or
her health or the health of others
b. absences due to an illness or death in the student’s
immediate family
c. absences due to a recognized religious holiday of
the student’s faith, and
d. absences due to activities that are approved in
advance by the principal
2. Unlawful absences include but are not limited to
a. absences of a student without the knowledge of
his/her parents, or
b. absences of a student without acceptable cause
with the knowledge of his/her parents
3. Suspension is not to be counted as an unlawful absence for
truancy purposes.
B. Truancy: The State Board of Education recognizes that truancy is
primarily an educational issue and that all reasonable, educationally
sound, corrective actions should be undertaken by the school district
prior to resorting to the juvenile justice system.
1. Truant: A child ages 6-17 meets the definition of a truant
when the child has three consecutive unlawful absences or a
total of five unlawful absences.
