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S.C. Code Ann. § 59-1-340

Meetings of boards of trustees and boards of education

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Wiedemann v. Town of Hilton Head Island (1998)

Most recently applied in Wiedemann v. Town of Hilton Head Island (May 1998)

1962 Code SECTION 21-19.1; 1974 (58) 1936.

Each county board of education or board of trustees shall meet at least every other month during the regular school session on a regular date and at a regular time to be determined by each board during its organizational meeting. All regular meetings shall be open to the public and members of the news media. Any board may hold a special meeting when it is considered necessary either by the chairman or a majority of the board members. All meetings, whether regular or special, shall be held at the school district office or at such other place within the district that the board deems convenient and suitable. Nothing in this section shall preclude the board from the right to go into executive session by majority vote of the membership present.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.