Educators Exposed: Inside South Carolina’s School Discipline Files

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Educators Exposed: Inside South Carolina’s School Discipline Files
Recapping recent actions of the South Carolina State Board of Education…

by Callie LyonsJune 30, 20250

As part of a new bimonthly FITSNews series tracking educator misconduct in South Carolina, we are reviewing the latest disciplinary actions taken by the S.C. State Board of Education (SCSBE) against teachers and other school officials in the Palmetto State.

In May and June of 2025, the board considered formal disciplinary action against 34 certified educators statewide. Of those cases, eight licenses were suspended — including those of seven teachers and one assistant principal — while two educators had their licenses revoked.

Six disciplinary orders stemmed from educator arrests — including serious allegations such as the sexual battery of a student, cruelty to children and off-campus crimes like exploitation of vulnerable adults, forgery and identity theft.

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Four additional cases involved unprofessional conduct allegedly targeting students with disabilities. In one of the most egregious examples, a teacher was arrested and charged with assault and battery against three special needs students. Another three educators faced disciplinary action for the alleged physical assault and battery of students.

Three of the suspended educators were employed by the Greenville County School District (GCSD) — the state’s largest district with more than 77,000 students and 6,000 teachers. However, the geographic spread of these disciplinary cases makes one thing clear: educator misconduct is not confined to any one district or corner of the state.

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VICTORIA KATHERINE MONTGOMERY
Type: Summary Suspension
Date: May 8, 2025
Certificate: 304573
Allegation: Arrested for sexual battery of a student (18+) under her direct supervision.
School: Hilton Head Island High School
District: Beaufort County School District
Status: Certificate summarily suspended pending due process.
On May 3, 2025, 32-year-old Victoria Katherine Montgomery was arrested in Beaufort County and charged with sexual battery involving a student over the age of 18 – a felony offense under South Carolina law when a teacher holds direct supervisory authority over the student. The charge does not involve aggravated force or coercion.

This is a totally stupid and pointless law. Why is it a felony? Why is it a law at all? Because a bunch of self-important turds in suits (like Jake Knotts) and many who have committed much worse sexual indiscretions, decided to make such a law to make themselves look somehow pure?

Punishment here absolutely does not fit the crime.