Morris School District
MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Morristown, New Jersey 07960

Policy
File Code: 6173
Monitored:
Mandated:
Other Reasons
HOME INSTRUCTION

To provide uninterrupted education for pupils unable to attend their regular classes because of illness, disability, administrative action or decisions by the IEP Team for special education students, the Board of Education shall provide away-from-school instruction when proper application has been made and subject to the following restrictions:
  1. The period of absence must be expected to be longer than two weeks except in special circumstances.

  2. A parent/guardian or appropriate adult authority must be within call during the period of instruction.

  3. In cases of illness or disability, medical certification is required both of the necessity for the pupil's absence and his/her fitness to benefit from the instruction.
Each case must be approved by board action; all requirements for receipt of state aid must be fulfilled.

The Director of Pupil Services, in collaboration with building principal, shall select the instructors and oversee coordination between the home instructor and the regular classroom teacher in determining the pupil's instructional program.

A pupil receiving home instruction is not considered absent and shall have access to extracurricular activities when not precluded by medical conditions or IEP provisions.

Date: April 14, 1986
October 29, 2001 First Reading
November 19, 2001 Approved

Legal References:
N.J.S.A. 18A:7A-20b, c Categorical program support; calculation
N.J.S.A. 18A:46-14h Enumeration of facilities and programs
N.J.A.C. 6:8-6.2(b)3vii Evaluation and certification (curriculum and instruction element)
N.J.A.C. 6A:14-4.8 Program criteria; home instruction
N.J.A.C. 6A:14-4.8 Home instruction due to temporary illness or injury
H.A. vs. Board of Education Warren Hills Regional, 1976 S.L.D. 336

Cross References:
4112.2 Certification
5111 Attendance
5113 Absences and excuses
5114 suspension and expulsion/pupil due process
5134 Married/pregnant pupils
6146 Graduation requirements/early dismissal
6164.2 Guidance services
6164.4 Child study team
6172 Alternative educational programs
 

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