South Carolina § 59-37-20 - Schools for eleemosynary institutions placed under direction and control of local board of trustees.
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§ 59-37-20. Schools for eleemosynary institutions placed under direction and control of local board of trustees.
Should any such school be established, the State Board of Education shall place it under the direction and control of the board of school trustees of the school district in which the institution is located, and thereupon such board of school trustees shall employ teachers and operate the school in a building or buildings to be provided free of charge by the eleemosynary institution (such building or buildings to be approved by the board of school trustees) in the same manner and subject to all the laws, rules and regulations governing the conduct and operation of other public schools of the State.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 21-612; 1952 Code SECTION 21-612; 1942 Code SECTION 5478; 1932 Code SECTION 5695; 1931 (37) 237, 263.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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