S.C. Code Ann. § 59-63-130

Prohibited conduct; reports by witnesses

Known as the Safe School Climate Act

The act spans §§ 59–59 (5 sections).

2006 Act No. 353, SECTION 2, eff June 12, 2006.

(A) A person may not engage in:

(1) harassment, intimidation, or bullying; or

(2) reprisal, retaliation, or false accusation against a victim, witness, or one with reliable information about an act of harassment, intimidation, or bullying.

(B) A school employee, student, or volunteer who witnesses, or has reliable information that a student has been subject to harassment, intimidation, or bullying shall report the incident to the appropriate school official.

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