Certified education personnel who are employed as administrators on an annual or multi-year contract will retain their rights as a teacher under the provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 19 and Article 5 of Chapter 25 of this title but no such rights are granted to the position or salary of administrator. Any such administrator who presently is under a contract granting such rights shall retain that status until the expiration of that contract.
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-24-15
Rights of certified education personnel employed as administrators
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Henry-Davenport v. School District (2011)
Most recently applied in Henry-Davenport v. School District Fairfield County (November 2012)
1998 Act No. 400, SECTION 7.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.