South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 17 - School Districts
Section 59-17-10. School districts as bodies politic and corporate.

Every school district is and shall be a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of __________ (a descriptive name may be designated by the county board of education or legislative act) School District No __________ (such number may be designated by the county board of education or legislative act), of __________ County (the name of the county in which the district is situated), the State of South Carolina. In that name it may sue and be sued and be capable of contracting and being contracted with to the extent of its school fund and holding such real and personal estate as it may have or come into possession of, by will or otherwise, or as is authorized by law to be purchased, all of which shall be used exclusively for school purposes.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-111; 1952 Code Section 21-111; 1942 Code Section 5319; 1938 (40) 429; 1950 (46) 2504.

Structure South Carolina Code of Laws

South Carolina Code of Laws

Title 59 - Education

Chapter 17 - School Districts

Section 59-17-10. School districts as bodies politic and corporate.

Section 59-17-20. Alteration or division of school districts.

Section 59-17-30. Effect of alteration or division of school districts on bonds or payment for buildings of existing districts.

Section 59-17-40. Alteration or division of school districts; consolidated district for entire county and district formed from two or more counties.

Section 59-17-50. Consolidation of schools and school districts by county board of education.

Section 59-17-60. Filing order of consolidation.

Section 59-17-70. Effect of consolidation.

Section 59-17-80. Dissolution of school districts in adjoining counties.

Section 59-17-90. Purposes for which school districts may combine.

Section 59-17-100. School districts to provide Department of Education with copies of audit reports.

Section 59-17-110. Duty of school districts to defend actions or proceedings against their employees.

Section 59-17-120. Reissue of school bonds subject to debt service budget and debt limit.

Section 59-17-130. American Sign Language course; development of teacher qualifications and academic standards; satisfaction of foreign language credit requirement.

Section 59-17-135. Character education.

Section 59-17-140. Religion and public schools training for teachers and administrators.

Section 59-17-150. Promotion of walking or bicycling to school safety.

Section 59-17-155. Automated external defibrillator program; immunity from civil liability; state contract for purchase of defibrillators.

Section 59-17-160. Model fire and safety policy and program guidelines.