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Under S.C. Code §5-7-12, an SRO has this type of territorial jurisdiction for crimes connected to school activities.
What is Statewide?
This federal act protects the privacy of student education records.
What is FERPA?
For criminal offenses under Title 63, a child is defined as anyone under this age.
What is 18?
Cheating, lying, and tardiness are classified as this Level of Misconduct.
What is Level I (Behavioral)?
This program pairs students with adult mentors to share a meal at school.
What is Lunch Buddies?
A student arrested for a misdemeanor by an SRO must have a bond hearing within this many hours.
What is 24 hours?
To be considered a "School Official" with record access, an SRO usually needs this written agreement.
What is a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)?
The juvenile equivalent of a criminal "Trial."
What is an Adjudicatory Hearing?
Fighting, stealing, and vandalism (minor) fall under this Level of Misconduct.
What is Level II (Disruptive)?
This statewide program focuses on gang and violence prevention through classroom instruction.
What is G.R.E.A.T.
This doctrine empowers the state to act as the guardian for those unable to protect themselves.
What is Parens Patriae?
Records created and kept by the SRO for law enforcement purposes are known as these and are NOT protected by FERPA.
What are Law Enforcement Unit Records?
The juvenile equivalent of a "Sentence."
What is a Disposition?
Assault, bomb threats, and drug possession are classified as this Level.
What is Level III (Criminal)?
This restitution program allows youth to earn money to pay back victims of their crimes.
What is Earn & Return?
This 1985 Supreme Court case established the "Reasonableness Standard" for school searches.
What is New Jersey v. T.L.O.?
This type of student record follows a child if they transfer and includes reports of violent or drug-related offenses.
What is the Permanent School Record?
This is the formal charging document used in Family Court (Adult equivalent: Indictment)
What is a Petition?
This 2023 court case ruled that students can no longer be charged with "Public Disorderly Conduct" at school.
What is Carolina Youth Action Project v. Wilson?
These centers provide structured, supervised activities for youth after the school day ends.
What is TASC (Teen After-School Centers)?
Under §59-24-60, administrators MUST contact police when conduct results in these two things (Name both).
What are injury or serious threat of injury?
FERPA does NOT prohibit officials from sharing info based on this, provided it doesn't come from a written record.
What is personal knowledge or observation?
State law explicitly says that "taking into custody" is NOT considered this legal action for juveniles.
What is an Arrest?
This specific physical search is strictly prohibited by §59-63-1140 for all school officials.
What is a Strip Search?
This initiative uses a video and workbook to show at-risk youth the impact of crime.
What is Think Twice?