S.C. Code Regs. 12-906.11. Student Discipline, Suspension, and Expulsion Records

A. Description: Records documenting inappropriate student behavior and corrective actions taken. Information includes referral and action form, notes, letters to parents, suspension documentation, detention documents, hearing notices, bus driver referrals, statements and conference notes. B. Retention: (1) When suspended and subsequently expelled permanently: Transfer to Cumulative Pupil Record File and retain according to part 1 of the retention. (2) When suspended and subsequently expelled for remainder of the school year OR when suspension is deemed the only corrective action: 1 year after student’s permanent separation from school, then destroy.