School's Out Support (SOS) Accountability Association:

• Honors unschoolers and holistic learners
• Supports and promotes unschooling
• Provides information
• Provides Option 3 (Section 59-65-47) Compliance
• Monitors and influences legislation
• Offers opportunities for families to get together
• Empowers families to make the choices that respect the rights, needs, and aspirations of their children
• SOS welcomes anyone with an interest in unschooling.

School's Out Support has been around since April of 2001 as an online support group ever since a small group of Columbia unschooling moms decided to break away from the inclusive group of curriculum-pushers. They got together to start what was then called Palmetto State School's Out Support to support and empower unschooling families in South Carolina.

We've grown up a lot since those early days! We're now a statewide organization of unschooling families with lots to offer you to help you and your family on its unschooling adventure:

The SOS Legal/Legislative Committee monitors legislation and other state activities which might affect homeschooling in South Carolina.

SOS's legislative advocate in Columbia keeps legislators and bureaucrats informed of SOS's positions and interests and keeps SOS members up to date on any potential changes.

The SOS Website contains information about SOS, including its history and current board of directors, the state's legal statutes with explanations, a list of local contacts, a current list of state and inter/national unschooling support groups, and information on resources, both online and off.

SOS local contacts can be reached in three areas of the state:
Piedmont, Midlands, and LowCountry. These are SOS members and “experienced unschoolers“  who volunteer to answer questions from homeschoolers or prospective homeschoolers in their areas. They can give advice and information about local support groups and activities as well as general moral support.

SOS was the original host of and has been a long-time sponsor of the Live and Learn Unschooling Conferences, at which unschoolers gather together to hear interesting and inspirational speakers, participate in Funshops, and most of all, meet and share ideas and experience joyful unschoolers of all ages.

SOS Gatherings offer low-key, fun opportunities to spend time with other unschooling families from around the state, at group campsites in state parks, at local museums, or in private homes.