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PALMS v. SCHOOL DIST. OF GREENVILLE COUNTY

No. 5237.

408 S.C. 576 (2014)

758 S.E.2d 919

Lee C. PALMS and Nelle S. Palms, as Guardians ad Litem for L.P., a minor, Respondents, v. The SCHOOL DISTRICT OF GREENVILLE COUNTY, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided May 30, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Kennedy Barlow and Kenneth L. Childs , Childs & Halligan, PA, both of Columbia, and Rodney Douglas Webb , of Greenville, for Appellant.

Carl F. Muller , of Greenville, for Respondents.

J. Theodore Gentry and Wade S. Kolb III , Wyche, P.A., both of Greenville, for amici curiae GeriAnn Bell and David Bell , as Guardians ad Litem for J.B., a minor, and Susan Stall and Russell Stall , as Guardians ad Litem for H.S., a minor.

FEW, C.J.

In this appeal, we hold it is not appropriate for courts to review the decisions of school administrators and school districts regarding how a student's grade point average (GPA) and class rank should be calculated, except on allegations of corruption, bad faith, or a clear abuse of power. We reverse.

I. Facts and Procedural History

In the fall of 2012, L.P. transferred from Riverside Military...

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