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The South Carolina Bar Law Related Education (LRE) is a service arm of the Bar that, since the mid-1980s, has provided teachers, school resource officers, juvenile justice personnel and lawyers with resources, materials and technical assistance to teach law and citizenship education. LRE serves as a central source for civic education in South Carolina, providing free and low cost trainings for teachers and School Resource Officers to implement programs to include Community Works; Foundations of Democracy; Elementary, Middle, and High School Mock Trial, LawForKids.org; Law For Teachers; Street Law; We the People: Project Citizen; and We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution. LRE hosts culminating activities to include regional and state competitions for Mock Trial, Project Citizen; and We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution.

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Project Citizen

Help teachers and students understand public policy and use this information to create change in their community thereby empowering them and their teachers

iCivics

Teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in our democracy

Middle School Mock Trial

The Middle School Mock Trial (MSMT) Program is a hands-on exercise in learning about due process

Constitution Day

Learn about the law and the legal system from practicing attorneys

We the People

Enhancing students' understanding of the institutions of American constitutional democracy

High School Mock Trial

The goal of Mock Trial is to educate students about the basis of our American judicial system and the mechanics of litigation

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Law For Kids Laws

According to South Carolina Code Section 59-63-140, every school district must have rules against bullying, harassment, and intimidation. These rules against bullying must provide punishments for...

Hazing is intentionally or recklessly engaging in foreseeable dangerous acts for the purpose of initiation or admission into or affiliation with any school club, fraternity or sorority. Hazing is...

What does aiding and abetting mean?

Aiding and abetting, or as S.C. law calls it, accessory, means that someone helped another person commit a crime. According to S.C. Code Section 16-1-40, if a person is found guilty of being an...

Larceny (theft)

Larceny is the legal term for theft or stealing. If the value of the things stolen equals $1,000 or less, we call that petit larceny which is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 30 days in jail and up...

Is there a difference between shoplifting and larceny?

Not really. Shoplifting is a type of larceny that occurs by stealing from stores. Shoplifting includes removing or changing the price tag on an item to avoid paying full price for it. The penalties...

What is the difference between larceny and robbery?

Robbery is when force or intimidation is used to commit larceny, or theft. The penalty for robbery is up to 15 years in jail. Armed robbery is the more serious offense of committing robbery while...

Criminal trespass is the trespass onto property clearly marked against trespass by signs or fences or the refusal to leave property after being ordered by someone authorized to do so. The penalty...

Theft of traffic signs

It is a felony to steal, deface, alter or knock down any traffic sign, traffic light or railroad sign. The penalty is a fine of $1,000, up to five years in jail, or both. In addition, you will lose...

Mail delivery is governed by federal law. Destroying, stealing or tampering with a mailbox or the mail inside is a federal offense. The penalty is a fine, up to three years in jail, or both. United...

Hazing is intentionally or recklessly engaging in foreseeable dangerous acts for the purpose of initiation or admission into or affiliation with any school club, fraternity or sorority. Hazing is...

Stalking is when one person follows or "stalks" another person causing concern for the personal safety of the victim or his or her family. The penalty for a first-time offender is a fine of up to...

Harassment means a pattern of intentional or repeated intrusion into the private life of a particular person that causes that person to be concerned, distressed or annoyed. There are two types of...

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