(A) It is unlawful for a person who is not a student to wilfully interfere with, disrupt, or disturb the normal operations of a school or college in this State by:
(1) entering upon school or college grounds or property without the permission of the principal or president in charge;
(2) loitering upon or about school or college grounds or property, after notice is given to vacate the grounds or property and after having reasonable opportunity to vacate;
(3) initiating a physical assault on, or fighting with, another person on school or college grounds or property;
(4) being loud or boisterous on school or college grounds or property after instruction by school or college personnel to refrain from the conduct;
(5) threatening physical harm to a student or a school or college employee while on school or college grounds or property; or
(6) threatening the use of deadly force on school or college property or involving school or college grounds or property when the person has the present ability, or is reasonably believed to have the present ability, to carry out the threat.
(B) For the purpose of this section, "person who is not a student" means a person who is not enrolled in, or who is suspended or expelled from, the school or college that the person interferes with, disrupts, or disturbs at the time the interference, disruption, or disturbance occurs.
(C) Any person who violates a provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-551; 1952 Code Section 16-551; 1942 Code Section 1129; 1932 Code Section 1129; Cr. C. '22 Section 28; 1919 (31) 239; 1968 (55) 2308; 1972 (57) 2620; 2010 Act No. 273, Section 12, eff June 2, 2010; 2018 Act No. 182 (S.131), Section 1, eff May 17, 2018.
Validity
For the validity of the prior version of this section, see Kenny v. Wilson, 566 F. Supp.3d 447 (D.S.C. Oct. 8, 2021).
Effect of Amendment
2018 Act No. 182, Section 1, rewrote the section.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses
Chapter 17 - Offenses Against Public Policy
Section 16-17-10. Barratry prohibited.
Section 16-17-20. Persons convicted of barratry barred from practice of law.
Section 16-17-30. Liability of corporations and unincorporated associations.
Section 16-17-50. Article is cumulative.
Section 16-17-210. Definitions.
Section 16-17-220. Desecration or mutilation of United States, Confederate or State flags.
Section 16-17-230. Presumption from possession.
Section 16-17-310. Imitation of organizations' names, emblems and the like.
Section 16-17-320. Injunction to restrain improper use of name and emblems.
Section 16-17-410. Conspiracy.
Section 16-17-420. School disturbances by nonstudents; penalties.
Section 16-17-425. Student threats.
Section 16-17-430. Unlawful communication.
Section 16-17-440. Venue for prosecution under Section 16-17-430.
Section 16-17-446. Regulation of automatically dialed announcing device (ADAD).
Section 16-17-450. Refusal to relinquish party telephone line for emergency call.
Section 16-17-470. Eavesdropping, peeping, voyeurism.
Section 16-17-480. Section 16-17-470 not applicable to law officers.
Section 16-17-490. Contributing to delinquency of a minor.
Section 16-17-495. Custodial interference.
Section 16-17-501. Definitions.
Section 16-17-502. Distribution of tobacco product or alternative nicotine product samples.
Section 16-17-503. Enforcement; reporting requirements.
Section 16-17-504. Implementation; local laws.
Section 16-17-506. Sale of e-liquid containers; restrictions.
Section 16-17-510. Enticing enrolled child from attendance in school.
Section 16-17-520. Disturbance of religious worship.
Section 16-17-525. Wilfully, knowingly or maliciously disturbing funeral service; penalties.
Section 16-17-530. Public disorderly conduct; conditional discharge for first-time offenders.
Section 16-17-540. Bribery with respect to agents, servants or employees.
Section 16-17-550. Bribery of athletes and athletic officials.
Section 16-17-570. Interference with fire and police alarm boxes; giving false alarms.
Section 16-17-580. Removing State line marks.
Section 16-17-610. Soliciting emigrants without licenses.
Section 16-17-620. Exemption of solicitors of farm laborers to work in adjacent states.
Section 16-17-630. Exemption of solicitors of household or domestic employees.
Section 16-17-650. Cockfighting.
Section 16-17-660. Using dry wells for sewerage in towns of 500 or over.
Section 16-17-670. Record kept by dealers in crossties.
Section 16-17-690. Fortunetelling for purpose of promoting another business.
Section 16-17-710. Resale of ticket to event; price restriction; exceptions; penalties.
Section 16-17-720. Impersonating law enforcement officer.
Section 16-17-722. Filing of false police reports; knowledge; offense; penalties.
Section 16-17-730. Charges for political advertisements in newspapers.
Section 16-17-740. Sale or possession of "cigarette load"; penalty.