Parents' Right to Know

Under federal law, parents have the right to know:

• whether a teacher has met state qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction;   
• whether a teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which state qualification or licensing criteria have been waived;   
• the baccalaureate degree major of a teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree;

Teacher qualifications can be accessed at Educator Qualification Search. 

https://ed.sc.gov/educators/teaching-in-south-carolina/professional-practices/educator-qualification-search/

Parent Notification of Teacher's Non-Highly Qualified Status

In addition to the information that parents may request, a school that receives Title I funds must provide each individual parent a timely notice that the parent's child has been assigned, or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by, a teacher who is not highly qualified.