I thought any homeschooling parents in SC might want to be aware of the new law regarding jury duty in case they get called. Of course, if you get called and are able to adjust your homeschooling life to permit you to serve, it is a terrific learning experience for you if you do serve on a jury. I would absolutely encourage it if possible!
The amended law (Section 14-7-845(B)) reads:
Jury service, postponement for students and school employees, public and private
(B) If a public or private school employee, a person primarily responsible for the elementary or secondary education of a child in a home or charter school, or a person who is an instructor at an institution of higher learning including a technical college, selected for jury service during the school term requests, his service must be postponed to a date that does not conflict with the school term. For purposes of this subsection, a 'school employee' is a person employed as a teacher, certified personnel at the building level, or bus driver by a school, a school system, or a school district offering educational programs to grades K-12 and to institutions of higher learning, including technical colleges. For purposes of this subsection, 'school term' means the instructional school year, generally from September first until May thirtieth or not more than one hundred ninety days.
The amended law (Section 14-7-845(B)) reads:
Jury service, postponement for students and school employees, public and private
(B) If a public or private school employee, a person primarily responsible for the elementary or secondary education of a child in a home or charter school, or a person who is an instructor at an institution of higher learning including a technical college, selected for jury service during the school term requests, his service must be postponed to a date that does not conflict with the school term. For purposes of this subsection, a 'school employee' is a person employed as a teacher, certified personnel at the building level, or bus driver by a school, a school system, or a school district offering educational programs to grades K-12 and to institutions of higher learning, including technical colleges. For purposes of this subsection, 'school term' means the instructional school year, generally from September first until May thirtieth or not more than one hundred ninety days.
