South Carolina § 59-29-55 - Instruction on Black history.
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§ 59-29-55. Instruction on Black history.
The State Board of Education shall examine the current status of the teaching of South Carolina History. By the 1989-1990 school year, each public school of the State must instruct students in the history of the black people as a regular part of its history and social studies courses. The State Board of Education shall establish regulations for the adoption of history and social studies textbooks which incorporate black history and shall, through the State Department of Education, assist the school districts in developing and locating suitable printed materials and other aids for instruction in black history. The State Board of Education shall examine curricular material for grades 1-6 to determine the level of emphasis on the relationship of agriculture and other industries to the South Carolina economy.
HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, SECTION 9, Division II, Subdivision A, SubPart 1, SECTION 5.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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