Policy Glen Ridge Board of Education
2416 PROGRAMS FOR PREGNANT PUPILS
No
pupil, married or unmarried, who is otherwise eligible for enrollment in this
district will be denied an educational program because of pregnancy,
childbirth, pregnancy-related disabilities, or actual or potential parenthood.
The
Board of Education reserves the right to require as a prerequisite for
participation in the regular instructional program and in the co-curricular
program that a pregnant pupil present to the school principal her physician's
written statement that such participation will not be injurious to her health
or jeopardize her pregnancy.
The
Superintendent shall develop a program of special instruction in health and
nutrition and shall direct appropriate teaching staff members to counsel the
pregnant pupil, to assist her in securing necessary medical services, to
cooperate with community resources on her behalf, and to encourage her toward
the completion of an appropriate educational program.
A
pregnant pupil who does not wish to attend regular classes or is physically
unable to do so during her pregnancy may, with her consent, be assigned to an
alternate instructional program which may include home instruction or a program
offered by another school district or institution.
The
parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of a pregnant pupil under eighteen years of age
shall be notified of any change in the pupil's regular educational program.
A
pupil who has received an alternate instructional program for reasons
associated with pregnancy shall be readmitted to the regular program upon her
request and the written statement of her physician that she is physically fit
for attendance.
N.J.A.C. 6A:7-1.7
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