(B) A charter school shall:

1. (1) adhere to the same health, safety, civil rights, and disability rights requirements as are applied to public schools operating in the same school district;
2. (2) meet, but may exceed, the same minimum student attendance requirements as are applied to public schools operating in the same district;
3. (3) adhere to the same financial audits, audit procedures, and audit requirements as are applied to public schools operating in the same school district;
4. (4) be considered a school district for purposes of tort liability under South Carolina law, except that the tort immunity shall not include acts of intentional or wilful racial discrimination by the governing body or employees of the charter school. Employees of charter schools shall be relieved of personal liability for any tort or contract related to their school to the same extent that employees of traditional public schools in their school district are relieved;
5. (5) in its discretion hire noncertified teachers in a ratio of up to twenty-five percent of its entire teacher staff; however, if it is a converted charter school, it shall in its discretion hire noncertified teachers in a ratio of up to ten percent of its entire teacher staff. Part-time noncertified teachers shall be considered pro rata in calculating this percentage based on the hours which they are expected to teach;
6. (6) admit all children eligible to attend public school in a school district who are eligible to apply for admission to a charter school operating in that school district, subject to space limitations. However, under no circumstances may a charter school enrollment differ from the racial composition of the school district by more than ten percent. If the number of applications exceeds the capacity of a program, class, grade level, or building, students shall be accepted by lot, and there is no appeal to the sponsor;
7. (7) not limit or deny admission or show preference in admission decisions to any individual or group of individuals; provided, however, that a charter school may give enrollment priority to a sibling of a pupil already enrolled and children of a charter school employee;
8. (8) elect its governing body annually. All employees of the charter school and all parents or guardians of students enrolled in the charter school shall be eligible to participate in the election. Parents or guardians of a student shall have one vote for each student enrolled in the charter school. At all times, the governing body of the charter school shall include one or more teachers;
9. (9) be subject to the Freedom of Information Act, including the charter school and its governing body.

(C)

1. (1) If a charter school denies admission to a student, the student may appeal the denial to the school board of trustees. The decision shall be binding on the student and the charter school.
2. (2) If a charter school suspends or expels a student, the school district shall have the authority but not the obligation to refuse admission to the student.
3. (3) The sponsor shall have no obligation to provide extracurricular activities or access to facilities of the school district for students enrolled in the charter school.