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Board certifies student ID crisis‑resource content in line with state code
Summary
Director of counseling services certified that secondary student IDs will display the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and an additional crisis resource (national teen‑dating‑abuse helpline) in compliance with SC code 59Dash13575; district will post the information on its website and notify parents via ParentSquare.
Galia Mercer Brown, director of counseling services, presented the district’s student‑ID certification for secondary schools, citing the transcripted statutory requirement by number.
She told trustees that pursuant to "SC code 59Dash13575" secondary student IDs will include the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline phone number and an additional crisis resource; the district selected the national teen‑dating‑abuse helpline as that additional resource. Mercer Brown said the information will appear on the back of secondary student IDs, will be placed on the district website under community resources, and that the district will use ParentSquare to notify parents once materials are posted.
Trustees asked clarifying questions about whether IDs were issued in all schools; Mercer Brown explained the code applies when schools issue IDs and that the website provides a back‑up if a school does not issue IDs. No board action was required other than certification.
