S.C. Code Ann. § 44-26-190 – Department of Education to develop and utilize most current methods of education and training of clients; rights of school-aged clients to appropriate education

(A) The State Department of Education shall seek to develop and utilize the most current and promising methods for the education and training of people with mental retardation. It shall utilize the assistance, service, and findings of other state and federal agencies.
(B) School-aged mentally retarded clients have the right to an appropriate education regardless of the degree of retardation or accompanying disabilities as provided in Public Law 94-142, the Education of Handicapped Children Act. Placement of a school-aged mentally retarded person in a facility of the department does not preclude his attendance in community-based public schools. It is the goal of each mental retardation facility to effect a move of each resident client from facility-based educational programs to community-based public schools.