South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 12 - SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY
Article 9 - GENERAL RETENTION SCHEDULES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Subarticle 6 - STUDENTS RECORDS
Section 12-906.2 - Special Education Records (Local School District Program Scholastic Records For Handicapped Students)

A. Description: Documents a handicapped student's participation and progress in a special education program. Information includes handicapped/psychological needs, placement forms, record of staffing, individual educational programs, confidential education reports, and least restrictive environment verification papers.

B. Retention: Until no longer needed to provide educational services to the student or for the necessary school district purposes such as auditing or monitoring, then notify the parents that they have a right to have these records destroyed. If the parents so request, the records must be destroyed. If the parents do not request destruction, the school district may retain these records permanently or destroy them at their discretion. In all instances of destruction, the parents of the student must be notified forty-five calendar days prior to destruction that they have a right to request and be provided a copy of any personally identifiable data which has been obtained or used while providing educational services for their children. Documentation of the notification of parents must be retained permanently. (Note: This retention does not apply to the permanent record of a student's name, address, telephone number, grades, attendance record, classes attended, grade level completed, and year of completion.)