1. I. Display of the United States Flag

   Schools shall display the United States flag each school day and shall fly the flag in accordance with the laws regulating the display of the United States flag as set forth in 4 U.S.C. Section 6-10 and consistent with the guidance related to the State Capitol Building as set forth in S.C. Code Ann. Section 10-1-161.

   II. South Carolina Flag

   The South Carolina flag shall be flown consistent with 4 U.S.C. Section 6-10 and the guidance related to the State Capitol Building as set forth in S.C. Code Ann. Section 10-1-161 as it applies to the flying of state flags with the United States flag.

   III. Official Mottos

   Schools shall display the official motto of the United States, “In God We Trust”; and the official motto of South Carolina, “Dum spiro spero” and “Animis opibusque parati”, and their respective translations.

Statutory Authority

1976 Code Sections 59-5-60, 59-1-320 and 4 U.S.C. Sections 1, et seq.

HISTORY: Added by State Register Volume 30, Issue No. 5, eff May 26, 2006. Amended by State Register Volume 38, Issue No. 6, Doc. No. 4403, eff June 27, 2014; SCSR 48-5 Doc. No. 5176, eff May 24, 2024.