Legal Opinion

Richland County School District Two v. South Carolina Department of Education

Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Decided May 3, 1999No. 2984PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUFF, Judge:

The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) appeals a circuit court’s declaratory judgment order permitting the Richland County School District and its Board of Trustees (collectively ‘the District’) to freeze local salary supplements for two categories of teachers and administrators. SCDE argues the District’s freeze violates the Education Improvement Act (EIA). We affirm.

BACKGROUND

The South Carolina Education Finance Act of 1977 (EFA) provides a statewide minimum salary schedule for certified employees. S.C.Code Ann. §§ 59-20-10 et seq. (1990 & Supp.1998). The EFA requires…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Paschal v. State Election CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1995
  2. Stephen v. Avins Construction Co.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1996
  3. Dunton v. South Carolina Board of ExaminersSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1987
  4. Jackson v. Charleston County School DistrictSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1994
  5. Koenig v. South Carolina Department of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1996

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Brown v. South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental ControlSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2002
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  3. State v. SweatCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2008
  4. Rorrer v. P.J. Club, Inc.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 2001
  5. Child Evangelism Fellowship v. Anderson School District 5District Court, D. South Carolina · 2006

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