S.C. Code Regs. 12-906.6. Teacher’s Grade Books

A. Description: Contain student grades for each six or nine week grading period for the school year. These grades are used to compute semester averages as well as the yearly averages for each subject. Based on the results of these grades, students are promoted for the school term. B. Retention: (1) When Cumulative Pupil Record Files are Missing: 75 years, then destroy. (2) When Cumulative Pupil Record Files are Present: 2 years after end of the school term for which grades were recorded, then destroy.