South Carolina § 59-26-70 - Adjustments in instructional time permitted; foreign language requirements for diploma.
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§ 59-26-70. Adjustments in instructional time permitted; foreign language requirements for diploma.
The State Board of Education, through the State Department of Education, in order to offer students more instructional time in a particular basic skill, may allow adjustments in the amount of instructional time required in each of the subjects in the State's defined minimum program. No commission or agency of the State shall require any public high school in this State to require foreign language as a prerequisite to receiving a regular high school diploma.
HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, SECTION 9, Division II, Subdivision B, SubPart 3, SECTION 4.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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