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Sumter trustees review updated code of conduct; policy committee to meet before school year
Summary
District leaders presented revisions to the student code of conduct that add or clarify definitions (cell phones, stealing, threats, sexting) and align with state guidance; trustees referred the item to the policy committee for review before the 2025–26 school year.
District administrators presented revisions to the Sumter School District code of conduct at the May 19 board meeting, citing updates to definitions and new offense codes from the South Carolina Department of Education.
Samuel Myers and Dr. Kelvin Williams summarized changes proposed for the student code of conduct, noting strikeouts for removed language and red text for additions. Revisions included new or clarified definitions for bus expectations, “cutting activity” vs. “cutting class,”…
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