Subject to the provisions of Section 59-19-90, any parent or person standing in loco parentis to any child of school age, the representative of any school or any person aggrieved by any decision of the board of trustees of any school district in any matter of local controversy in reference to the construction or administration of the school laws or the placement of any pupil in any school within the district, shall have the right to appeal the matter in controversy to the county board of education by serving a written petition upon the chairman of the board of trustees, the chairman of the county board of education and the adverse party within ten days from the date upon which a copy of the order or directive of the board of trustees was delivered to him by mail or otherwise. The petition shall be verified and shall include a statement of the facts and issues involved in the matter in controversy.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-19-510
Right to appeal to county board of education; petition
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Byrd v. Irmo High School (1996)
Most recently applied in McSwain v. Charleston County Board of Trustees (December 2012)
1962 Code SECTION 21-247; 1952 Code SECTION 21-103; 1942 Code SECTION 5317; 1932 Code SECTION 5348; Civ
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