Policy
2412 HOME INSTRUCTION DUE TO HEALTH CONDITION
The
Board of Education will provide instructional services to an enrolled pupil
whether a general education pupil in Kindergarten through grade twelve or a
special education pupil age three to twenty-one at the pupil’s home or another
suitable out-of-school setting when the pupil is confined to the home or
another out-of-school setting due to a temporary or chronic health condition or
has a need for treatment which precludes participation in their usual education
setting. These services will be provided when a pupil is determined by the
school physician to need confinement at their residence or other suitable
out-of-school setting and the projected need for confinement is for ten
consecutive school days or fifteen cumulative school days or more during the
school year.
Requests
for home instruction shall include a written determination from the pupil’s
physician documenting the projected need for the pupil’s confinement to their
residence or other treatment setting for ten consecutive school days or fifteen
or more cumulative school days during the school year. The written determination from the pupil’s
physician shall be forwarded to the school physician, who shall verify the need
for home instruction. The parent(s) or
legal guardian(s) shall be notified concerning the school physician’s
verification or reason(s)for denial within five school days after receipt of
the written determination by the pupil’s physician.
The
school district shall provide instructional services within five school days
after receipt of the school physician’s verification or, if verification is
made prior to the pupil’s confinement, during the first week of the pupil’s
confinement to the home or out-of-school setting.
The
home or out-of-school instruction shall meet the minimum standards as required
in N.J.A.C. 6A:16-10.1(c). The school
district will maintain a written plan for the delivery of instruction and the
teacher providing instruction shall be appropriately certified for the subject,
grade level, and special needs of the pupil pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:9. The teacher shall provide one-on-one
instruction in accordance with the requirements of N.J.A.C. 6A:16-10.1(c)3.
For
a pupil with disabilities, the home instruction shall be consistent with the
pupil’s IEP to the extent appropriate and shall meet the Core Curriculum
Content Standards pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:8.
When the provision for home instruction for a pupil with disabilities
will exceed thirty consecutive school days in a school year, the IEP team shall
convene a meeting to review and, if appropriate, revise the pupil’s IEP.
For
a pupil without disabilities, the home instruction shall meet the Core
Curriculum Content Standards pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:8 and the district’s
requirements for promotion at that grade level.
When the provision for home instruction for a pupil without disabilities
will exceed sixty calendar days, the school physician will refer the pupil to
the Child Study Team for evaluation according to the requirements of N.J.A.C.
6A:14.
The
school district shall be responsible for the costs of providing instruction for
pupils as required by N.J.A.C. 6A:16-10.1(b).
The
Board reserves the right to withhold home instruction when the reason for the
pupil’s confinement is such as to expose a teacher to a health hazard or
dangerous home situation, a parent(s) or legal guardian(s), or other
responsible adult is not present during the hours of instruction, or the
condition of the pupil is such as to preclude benefit from such instruction.
Pupils
on home instruction will be accounted for on the attendance register as
required by the Department of Education. The name of a pupil on home
instruction will not be released at a public Board meeting or placed in a
public record.
N.J.S.A. 18A:46-10
N.J.A.C. 6A:14-4.8; 6A:14-4.9; 6A:16-10.1
Adopted: 25 November 2002
Revised: 19 March 2007