Alternative Instruction. A charter school, like its district public school counterparts, is obligated to provide alternative instruction to students who are suspended, whether in-school or out-of-school. Such instruction can be at a location and time of the school’s choosing, so long as each is reasonable and the student has notice of it. For instance, a school can choose to provide tutoring to a suspended student at the school, the student’s home or some other reasonably accessible location, either during the school day or before or after school hours. Alternative instruction means actual instruction as opposed to simply giving homework or assigning self-study. The quality of the instruction is to be designed to allow the student to keep pace with school work, receive all assignments, tests, quizzes, etc. and generally advance with the curriculum. Alternative instruction for one-day suspensions may be provided in the school on the next school day, and should be documented. For example, a student could come in early or stay late or skip recess to receive the alternative instruction. Alternative instruction must be provided by qualified instructors, i.e., certified or allowable non-certified instructors that are NCLB highly qualified. (See the Number and Qualifications of Instructional Staff section, above, for more information.) As a best practice, schools may want to include a reasonable amount of alternative instruction in their expulsion policies to give parents time to enroll students in a district, charter or private school. Charter schools, as mandatory child abuse reporters are also obligated to report parents who intentionally withhold children from education without adequate reason for such action. Schools should also notify and work with the with MNPS when a child is being expelled from the charter school and may be rejoining the district. Due Process It is important to note that some U.S. Constitution 14th Amendment due process protections apply to suspensions of less than 10 days based on U.S. Supreme Court case law (Xxxx x. Xxxxx, 419 U.S. 565 (1975)), namely, a student’s (parent’s) right to know the reason for the suspension and the right to tell his or her side of the story prior to or shortly after commencement of the suspension. Greater protections apply to longer term suspensions and expulsions including additionally the right to counsel, to confront and present witness, and to challenge and present evidence. When setting up procedures for the re-entry of suspend...
Alternative Instruction. As far as is practical in the Grand Island Central Schools, alternative educational environments will be considered and offered to students where appropriate.
Alternative Instruction. Pursuant to the Education Law, no student within the compulsory education ages of 16 and the school year in which s/he becomes 16, shall be suspended from school in his/her regularly scheduled classes without being provided alternative equivalent instruction, either in the form of home instruction or instruction in an alternative setting. Such instruction shall be of an equivalent nature to that provided in the student’s regularly scheduled classes. A good faith effort shall be made to provide such alternative instruction immediately.
Alternative Instruction. 6. During school closures, the District will provide distance learning in accordance with the side letter of agreement between ATA and the District. The Parties recognize that the distance learning will be designed to promote continuity of instruction while students are not in school.
Alternative Instruction. Pursuant to the Education Law, no student shall be suspended from attendance upon instruction in his/her regularly scheduled classes in excess of three (3) school days without being provided alternative equivalent instruction either in the form of home instruction or instruction in an alternative educational setting. Such instruction shall be of an equivalent nature to that provided in the student’s regularly scheduled classes. In the event that a student within the compulsory education ages of 6 and 16 is suspended from attendance upon in- struction in excess of five (5) school days, alternative equivalent instruction shall be provided for the duration of the period of suspension.
