In the Interest of Joseph B.

Appellant was adjudicated delinquent upon three petitions charging him with trespassing upon the property of a public school under S. C. Code Ann. § 16-11-620 (Supp. 1981). He appeals, contending his directed verdict motion should have been granted on the ground that section 16-11-620 does not apply to conduct on public school property. In support of his argument he relies solely on State v. Hanapole, 255 S. C. 258, 178 S. E. (2d) 247 (1970), where we stated that section 16-11-620 applies only to trespasses on private property, and where we held that the statute has no application to conduct…