South Carolina law, as stated in the 1984 Education Improvement Act, requires that all students be in attendance 85 out of 90 days for a semester course or 170 out of 180 days for a year-long course.  Any student who fails to meet this attendance requirement by having more than 10 days absent from a class may not be eligible to receive credit in that class.

FAMILY VACATIONS AND TRIPS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE CONSIDERED AS UNLAWFUL ABSENCES.

ANY STUDENT WHO MISSES MORE THAN TEN DAYS FROM ONE CLASS OR TEN DAYS OF SCHOOL WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A STATEMENT FROM A PHYSICIAN.