Legal Question in Criminal Law in South Carolina

Assault and Battery on a minor

A young man who is not a member of my family but is treated like one and comes from a poor family has been arrested for assault and battery for beating up another student in school. He was arrested today around 12:00 noon and was told he would not be released or see the Judge until his accuser or the victim appears in front of him. His Grandfather has legal custody and was initially told he was not permitted to see him. After a discussion with myself he called back and was granted permission to see him for 15 minutes. He is 17 years old and has never been in trouble before. I am not completely clear on exactly what happened but the summary is food was thrown at him and he confronted the table and an individual said something and words were exchanged between the two. The minor I am speaking for poked him on the forehead and the other person pushed him hard. At that time he was tackled and many punches were thrown on the injured who is definitely much smaller than the accused.. I don't understand why he is being detained until the injured party can appear in court and would also like to know how long they can detain him? How long does the individual have before he has to appear? I do know he was taken to the hospital and is hurt.

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