S.0752

Excused School Attendance for Religious Instruction

Introduced·1/13/26
Introduced Text

South Carolina S0752 allows excused school attendance for religious instruction with parental consent.

South Carolina S0752 amends the state code to require school district boards of trustees to adopt a policy allowing students to be excused from school for religious instruction classes. The bill mandates that parents or guardians provide written consent, the sponsoring entity maintains attendance records, and transportation is the responsibility of the sponsoring entity, parent, or guardian. The bill also stipulates that no public funds are used and no public school personnel are involved in providing the religious instruction.

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History

Jan 13

Senate

Introduced and read first time

Jan 13

Senate

Referred to Committee on Education

Dec 10, 2025

Senate

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