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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 11 - Student Services › Section CXV-1110 - Placement of Children Born at the Same Birth Event

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A parent of more than one child born at
				the same birth event may request that such children initially be placed in the
				same classroom or in separate classrooms if the children are enrolled in the
				same grade level at the same public elementary school. The request by the
				parent shall be granted subject to the stipulations listed below.
1. The students must be enrolling in a public
				elementary school in pre-kindergarten through the second grade.
2. Appropriate school or school system
				employees may provide advice and information to the parent relative to such
				request and make recommendations to the parent regarding such
				placement.
3. The request for such
				placement shall be made to the superintendent of the LEA or his designee no
				later than 14 days after the first day of the school year or no later than 14
				days after the first day of attendance if the child enrolls during a school
				year.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 11 - Student Services › Section CXV-1113 - Orientation for Parents of First-Time Students

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each student entering public school within
				the state for the first time, including kindergarten, shall present at the time
				of registering or entering satisfactory evidence that at least one of his
				parents or guardians has completed the orientation course required by this
				Section. The certificate of completion required by this Section shall
				constitute satisfactory evidence.
B. Each local educational governing authority
				shall conduct a parent orientation course according to the following
				guidelines.
1. The program shall be scheduled
				to accommodate the attendance of the parents or guardians without the loss of
				work.
2. All parents or guardians
				shall be encouraged to attend as many times as they wish.
3. The local educational governing authority
				shall provide every parent or guardian who attends the program a certificate
				verifying completion of the course.
4. At the parent orientation meeting, the
				local educational governing authority or its representative shall provide each
				parent or guardian a copy of and shall explain school board policies which:
a. govern the discipline of students,
				including but not limited to corporal punishment, detention, suspension, and
				expulsion of students;
b. govern
				the attendance of students and truancy sanctions;
c. govern the behavior and decorum expected
				of students at all times;
d. govern
				dress codes for students for all school functions, including but not limited to
				in-school and out-of-school functions, including but not limited to dances;
				and
e. address any other such
				matters as the local educational governing authority may deem
				appropriate.
5. At the
				parent orientation meeting, the local educational governing authority or its
				representative shall explain:
a. existing
				grading systems for the LEA;
b.
				standardized test procedures in effect, including but not limited to
				preparation for tests, procedures to be followed on the testing days, and an
				explanation of the assessment of the test results;
c. policies governing promotion of students
				from grade to grade and procedures implemented when a student fails to attain
				sufficient standards for promotion; and
d. other such matters as the local
				educational governing authority may deem appropriate.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 11 - Student Services › Section CXV-1115 - Statements of Compliance

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A. Each
				LEA shall require each student in grades 4-12 in each school under the control
				of the LEA annually to sign a statement of compliance committing to do at least
				all of the following:
1. attend school daily,
				except when absent for reasons due to illness or other excused
				absence;
2. arrive at school on
				time each day;
3. demonstrate
				significant effort toward completing all required homework assignments;
				and
4. follow school and classroom
				rules.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 11 - Student Services › Section CXV-1117 - Child Welfare and Attendance

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Supervisors of child welfare and attendance and home-school coordinators shall
				give written notice, either in person or by registered mail, to the parent or
				guardian of a student within the compulsory school attendance age, when no
				valid reason is found for a student's nonenrollment or unexcused absence from
				school, requiring enrollment or attendance within three days from the date of
				notice.
B. Supervisors of child
				welfare and attendance shall receive the cooperation of all teachers and
				principals in the parish or city in which they are appointed to
				serve.
C. Each school shall, upon
				the request of the LEA where the school is located, state whether any
				individual student is enrolled in such school and whether such pupil is
				fulfilling the compulsory attendance requirements.
D. Any student who is a juvenile and who is
				habitually absent from school or is habitually tardy shall be reported by
				supervisors of child welfare and attendance to the family or juvenile court of
				the parish or city as a truant child, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 2
				of title VII of the
Louisiana Children's Code
relative to
				families in need of services, there to be dealt with in such manner as the
				court may determine, either by placing the truant in a home or in a public or
				private institution where school may be provided for the child, or
				otherwise.
E. A student shall be
				considered habitually absent or habitually tardy when either condition
				continues to exist after all reasonable efforts by any school personnel,
				truancy officer, or other law enforcement personnel have failed to correct the
				condition after the fifth unexcused absence or fifth unexcused occurrence of
				being tardy within any school semester. The parent or legal guardian of a
				student shall enforce the attendance of the student at the school to which the
				student is assigned.
F. In those
				districts participating in an interagency agreement to operate a truancy and
				assessment service center and to the extent specified in said agreement, school
				boards and their systems in general will assist child welfare and attendance
				officers in creating student background data, including attendance records,
				unexcused absences, conduct violations, discipline records, report cards, and
				transcripts as permitted by law and families in need of services personnel will
				work in partnership with the child welfare and attendance officers to monitor
				client progress, file all petitions in the cases of noncompliance of the plan
				for court appearance, and coordinate other services.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:232,
				  R.S.
				  17:233, and
				  R.S.
				  17:235.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 11 - Student Services › Section CXV-1118 - Dropout Prevention and Recovery

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. LEAs with a cohort graduation rate of less
				than 80 percent as determined by BESE shall identify specific methods of
				targeted interventions for dropout prevention and recovery that may include:
1. early intervention for students who are at
				risk of failing any ninth grade English or math class;
2. alternative programs designed to reengage
				dropouts;
3. increased availability
				of advanced placement courses;
4.
				comprehensive coaching for middle school students who are below grade level in
				reading and math;
5. teacher
				advisories such as the use of graduation coaches and other supports that are
				designed to specifically address the needs of youth most at risk of dropping
				out of school;
6. strategies
				specifically designed to improve the high school graduation rate of students at
				highest risk for dropping out, including but not limited to students who are
				two or more years below grade level, students with excessive absences, youth in
				the foster care system, pregnant and parenting youth, Limited English
				proficient students, and students with special education needs;
7. communicating with students and their
				parents or legal guardians about the availability of local after-school
				programs and the academic enrichment and other activities the programs
				offered;
8. opportunities for
				credit recovery;
9. opportunities
				to participate in the Jobs for America's Graduates program.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 11 - Student Services › Section CXV-1119 - Remote School Registration and Enrollment of Children of Military Personnel Transferring to Louisiana

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A
				local educational governing authority shall allow a dependent child of an
				active duty member of the United States Armed Forces, the military reserve
				forces, or the National Guard or a Department of Defense civilian to register
				and preliminarily enroll in a public school under its jurisdiction by remote
				means, including electronic means, prior to becoming a resident of Louisiana,
				if:
1. The parent or legal guardian of the
				student is transferred or pending transfer to a military installation or
				comparable duty location in Louisiana pursuant to an official military
				order;
2. The parent or legal
				guardian of the student provides a copy of the official military order
				transferring the parent or legal guardian to a military installation or
				comparable duty location in Louisiana to the local educational governing
				authority; and
3. The parent or
				legal guardian of the student completes and submits to the local educational
				governing authority all required registration and enrollment forms and
				documentation, except that proof of residency, which shall be required within
				ten days after the arrival date specified on the parent or legal guardian
				transfer orders.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 11 - Student Services › Section CXV-1123 - Educational Screening and Evaluation

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All LEAs
				shall ensure that appropriate educational screening and evaluation services are
				provided to students.
B. Every
				student in public school in grades kindergarten-third shall be screened, at
				least once, for the existence of impediments to a successful school experience.
				No student shall be screened if his parent or guardian objects to such
				screening.
1. Such impediments shall include:
a. dyslexia and related disorders;
b. attention deficit disorder; and
c. social and environmental factors that put
				a student at risk.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 11 - Student Services › Section CXV-1124 - Parental Involvement for Exceptional Students [Formerly Section 1903]

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A. Each LEA shall
				take whatever action is necessary to ensure parental participation as required
				by federal, state, and local guidelines in the development of the IEP for
				exceptional students.
B.
				Communication from the school to the parent shall be as follows:
1. written;
2. in language understandable to the general
				public;
3. in the native language
				of the parent or other mode of communication used by the parent when possible;
				and/or
4. communicated orally (when
				necessary) in the native language or other mode of communication so that the
				parent understands the content of such communication.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 11 - Student Services › Section CXV-1125 - Comprehensive Counseling

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A. School
				counselors shall spend the majority of their time on providing direct
				counseling related to students. Responsibilities of the school counselor shall
				not include the administration of discipline, substitute teaching or
				administrative clerical duties. Refer to the Louisiana State Comprehensive
				Guidance and Counseling Model
.
B. Each secondary school shall provide school
				counselors at a ratio of 1:450 or a major fraction thereof. Each elementary
				school and middle school shall provide school counselors when enrichment
				formula funds are provided.
C. A
				planned, comprehensive counseling program that is preventive and developmental
				in nature shall be provided in the school through an interdisciplinary
				approach.
1. These services shall include,
				but not be limited to providing counseling, educational information,
				career/occupational information, personal/social information services, referral
				services, consultation, orientation, testing, placement, and
				follow-up.
2. Individual and group
				counseling services shall be provided to students at all levels, as well as to
				teachers, administrators and parents.
3. Individualized counseling shall be
				provided to students to ensure appropriate placement into and exit from the
				courses and course sequences that are available for curricular
				requirements.
4. Immediate
				assistance shall be provided for students who experience problems, and
				long-range services shall be made available when necessary.
5. Each school shall have in the student
				counseling area or library center, guidance materials to aid students in their
				educational, vocational, personal, social, health, and civic development.
NOTE: Refer to the Louisiana State Comprehensive Guidance
				  and Counseling Model
.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 11 - Student Services › Section CXV-1127 - Preventive Programs

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A.
				Preventive programs are those programs aimed at identifying and eliminating
				problems that impede student learning.
B. Each LEA shall have a program on the
				prevention of crime and disruptive behavior.
C. Each LEA may develop and implement, after
				submission to BESE for approval, a plan for the modification of approved course
				content and structure to produce interdisciplinary courses for purposes of
				enhancing dropout prevention programs.
D. Teachers, school counselors, principals
				and certain other school administrators in public elementary and secondary
				schools shall receive two hours of annual in-service training in suicide
				prevention. The training shall address the following:
1. increasing awareness of risk factors,
				including, but not limited to the following:
a. mental health and substance abuse
				conditions;
b. childhood abuse,
				neglect, and trauma;
c. potential
				causes of stress, such as bullying, harassment, and relationship
				problems;
d. secondary trauma from
				a suicide or sensationalized or graphic accounts of suicide in media;
				and
e. history of suicide attempts
				and related family history;
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 11 - Student Services › Section CXV-1129 - Dating Violence

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. At the
				beginning of each school year, each LEA shall provide all school employees
				having contact with students in grades 7 through 12 instruction relative to:
1. the definition of dating
				violence;
2. dating violence
				warning signs; and
3. how to
				properly address suspected or reported dating violence involving students
				including but not limited to counseling and notification of law
				enforcement.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 11 - Student Services › Section CXV-1133 - Substance Abuse

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any school
				employee having reasonable cause to believe that a student possesses a
				controlled dangerous substance or an alcoholic beverage on a school campus
				shall report such fact to the principal of the school.
1. If a Substance Abuse Prevention Education
				(SAPE) team exists within the school, the principal shall forward the report to
				the chairperson of the team.
2. If
				the report has been given to the team directly or if the report has been
				forwarded to the team by the principal, the team shall discuss the
				circumstances of the report with the student reported without disclosing the
				name of the reporting person and shall meet with the parents of the student
				reported.
3. The team shall report
				to the principal of the school and make recommendations for treatment,
				counseling, or other appropriate action.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 11 - Student Services › Section CXV-1135 - Child Abuse

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A. Any school
				employee having reasonable cause to believe that a student has been mentally,
				physically, or sexually abused shall report these facts to the appropriate
				authorities.
B. Any person making a
				report in good faith regarding child abuse shall have immunity from civil
				liability that may be otherwise incurred.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  14:403.3.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 11 - Student Services › Section CXV-1139 - School Dress Codes

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each LEA may
				adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to require a school
				dress code that includes the use of uniforms.
B. Each school may select a uniform for its
				students and display such uniform prior to the beginning of each school
				year.
C. If an LEA chooses to
				require a school dress code, it shall notify, in writing, the parent or
				guardian of each school student of the dress code specifications and their
				effective date.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:416.7.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 11 - Student Services › Section CXV-1143 - Prohibition against the Use of Tobacco

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A. No person shall smoke, chew, or otherwise
				consume any tobacco or tobacco product in any elementary or secondary school
				building.
B. No person shall smoke
				or carry a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe, or any other form of smoking object
				or device on the grounds of any public or private elementary or secondary
				school property, except in an area specifically designated as a smoking
				area.
C. Smoking shall be
				prohibited on any school bus transporting students attending any public
				elementary or secondary school.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:240.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 11 - Student Services › Section CXV-1149 - Student Biometric Information

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A.
Biometric Information
-
				any noninvasive electronic measurement and evaluation of any physical
				characteristics that are attributable to a single person, including:
1. fingerprint characteristics;
2. eye characteristics;
3. hand characteristics;
4. vocal characteristics;
5. facial characteristics; and
6. any other physical characteristics used to
				electronically identify that person with a high degree of certainty.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 11 - Student Services › Section CXV-1151 - Purple Star School Award Program

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				A school shall be labeled a "Purple Star School" if it has exhibited a major
				commitment to military-connected students and families, as demonstrated by
				meeting the following requirements:
1. The
				school has designated a staff member as a military liaison to serve as the
				primary point of contact for military-connected students. The designated staff
				member shall:
a. identify special
				considerations needed by military-connected students and families;
				and
b. develop training to inform
				teachers and other school personnel of such special considerations.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 11 - Student Services › Section CXV-1153 - Reward Eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A
				school shall be labeled a "reward school" if it earns the equivalent to an "A"
				letter grade on the progress index.
B. Schools labeled as "reward schools" shall
				be eligible for financial rewards, as funds are available and as determined by
				the department.
C. Schools will not
				be eligible for reward status if they are labeled "urgent intervention
				required" for any subgroup.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:101.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 13 - Discipline › Section CXV-1301 - Disciplinary Regulations

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A. Each
				LEA shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to implement
				and control any disorderly conduct in the school or on the playground of the
				school, on any school bus, on the street or road while going to and from
				school, or during intermission and recess, or at any school sponsored activity
				or function.
1. The plan shall not prohibit a
				teacher from removing a pupil from the classroom for disciplinary
				reasons.
2. The plan shall address
				student behavior with a focus on evidence-based interventions and supports,
				prioritizing classroom- and school-based interventions in lieu of out-of-school
				disciplinary removals to address student misconduct in order to minimize the
				loss of academic instructional time.
3. Each LEA shall adopt rules regarding the
				reporting and review of disciplinary actions.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 13 - Discipline › Section CXV-1302 - Student Code of Conduct

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each
				LEA shall adopt a student code of conduct for the students in the schools under
				its jurisdiction.
1. Such student code of
				conduct shall be in compliance with all existing rules, regulations, and LEA
				and BESE policies and all state laws regarding student discipline and shall
				include necessary disciplinary action to be taken against any student who
				violates the code of conduct.
2.
				Each LEA shall adopt and incorporate into its student code of conduct a policy
				prohibiting the bullying of a student by another student, which includes the
				definition of bullying and all other requirements listed in
				§1303 of this Bulletin.
3. Each LEA shall include in its student code
				of conduct the definition of dating violence, data violence warning signs and
				instructions for reporting or seeking assistance for acts of dating
				violence.
4. Each LEA shall include
				in its student code of conduct progressive levels of minor through major
				infractions and identify corresponding minor through major interventions and
				consequences.
a. Before an initial referral
				for student expulsion, codes of conduct shall require the prior administration
				of interventions in accordance with the minor tiers in the code of conduct,
				except in instances where the expulsion referral is the result of accumulated
				minor infractions in accordance with the code of conduct, or the underlying
				incident threatens the safety and health of students or staff.
b. Expulsions shall be reserved for the major
				tier of behavioral infractions involving weapons or drugs, or when the safety
				of students and staff is at risk.
5. Each LEA shall include in its code of
				conduct information detailing the appeal process for expulsions as described in
				§1311 of this Bulletin.
6. Each LEA shall include in its code of
				conduct clearly defined rules of conduct and expectations of students engaged
				in virtual instruction as well as clearly defined consequences of conduct, that
				respects the student and family rights to privacy and other constitutional
				rights while at home or in a location that is not school property.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 13 - Discipline › Section CXV-1303 - Bullying

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Policy. Each LEA
				shall develop and adopt a policy that prohibits the bullying of a student by
				another student.
1. The bullying policy shall
				be implemented in a manner that is ongoing throughout the year and integrated
				with a school's curriculum, a school's discipline policies, and other violence
				prevention efforts.
2. The policy
				shall contain the definition of bullying found in this Section and shall
				address the following:
a. behavior
				constituting bullying;
b. the
				effect the behavior has on others, including bystanders; and
c. the disciplinary and criminal consequences
				of bullying another student.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 13 - Discipline › Section CXV-1304 - Classroom Management Training for School Staff [Formerly Section 1302]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The school
				master plans for improving behavior and discipline required of LEAs shall make
				provision for pre-service and ongoing grade-appropriate classroom management
				training for teachers, principals, and other appropriate school personnel
				regarding positive behavioral supports and reinforcement, conflict resolution,
				mediation, cultural competence, restorative practices, guidance and discipline,
				and adolescent development.
B. LEAs
				shall provide ongoing classroom management courses and regularly review
				discipline data from each school to determine what additional classroom
				management training is needed, if any, and what additional classroom support
				activities should be provided by the principal and school
				administration.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:252.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 13 - Discipline › Section CXV-1305 - Reasons for Suspension [Formerly Section 1303]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The school principal or designee may
				suspend from school any student, including a student with exceptionalities, for
				good cause in accordance with state law and local policy.
B. Students determined to be guilty of the
				following offenses may be suspended for the following reasons:
1. willful disobedience;
2. disrespect to a teacher, principal,
				superintendent, and/or member or employee of the local school board;
3. making an unfounded charge against a
				teacher, principal, superintendent, and/or member or employee of the local
				school board;
4. using unchaste or
				profane language;
5. immoral or
				vicious practices;
6. conduct or
				habits injurious to his/her associates, unless it can be reasonably concluded
				that the student is not the aggressor or responsible for instigating the
				confrontation and that use of such force was committed solely for the purpose
				of preventing a forcible offense, and that the force used must be reasonable
				and apparently necessary to prevent such offense;
7. using tobacco and/or using and possessing
				alcoholic beverages or any controlled dangerous substances governed by the
				Uniformed Controlled Dangerous Substance Law in any form in school buildings or
				on school grounds;
8. disturbing
				the school and habitually violating the rules;
9. cutting, defacing, or injuring any part of
				public school buildings;
10.
				writing profane or obscene language or drawing obscene pictures in or on any
				public school premises, or on any fence, sidewalk, or building on the way to or
				from school;
11. possessing
				firearms, knives, or other implements that can be used as weapons;
12. throwing missiles on the school
				grounds;
13. instigating or
				participating in fights while under school supervision;
14. violating traffic and safety
				regulations;
15. leaving the school
				premises without permission or his/her classroom or detention room without
				permission;
16. habitual tardiness
				or absenteeism; and
17. committing
				any other serious offense.
C. A
				student enrolled in grades prekindergarten through five shall not be suspended
				or expelled from school or suspended from riding on any school bus for a
				uniform violation unless said offense is for willful disregard of school
				policies.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 13 - Discipline › Section CXV-1306 - Due Process for Suspensions [Formerly Section 1305]

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A. Prior to any suspension, the school
				principal or the principal's designee shall advise the student in question of
				the particular misconduct of which he or she is accused as well as the basis
				for such accusation, and the student shall be given an opportunity at that time
				to explain his or her version of the facts to the school principal or his or
				her designee.
B. The principal, or
				the principal's designee, shall contact by telephone at the telephone number
				shown on the pupil's registration card or send a certified letter at the
				address shown on the pupil's registration card to the parent or guardian of the
				student, giving notice of the suspension, the reasons therefore and
				establishing a date and time for a conference with the principal or his
				designee as a requirement for readmitting the student.
1. If the parent or guardian fails to attend
				the required conference within five school days of mailing the certified letter
				or other contact with the parent, the truancy laws shall become
				effective.
2. On not more than one
				occasion each school year when the parent or guardian refuses to respond, the
				principal may determine whether readmitting the student is in the best interest
				of the student.
3. On any
				subsequent occasions in the same year, the student shall not be readmitted
				unless the parent, guardian, or other appointed representative
				responds.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 13 - Discipline › Section CXV-1309 - Guidelines for Expulsions

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A. No
				student who has been expelled from any public or nonpublic school outside the
				state of Louisiana or any nonpublic school within Louisiana for committing any
				offenses enumerated in
				R.S.
				17:416 shall be admitted to:
1. a public school in the state except upon
				the review and approval by the governing body of the admitting school;
				or
2. to a regular public school in
				the LEA from which the student was expelled prior to the completion of the
				specified period of expulsion at the school system's alternative education
				setting.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 13 - Discipline › Section CXV-1311 - Due Process for Expulsions

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A. A
				recommendation for expulsion is made by the principal or, in the case of a
				student found carrying or possessing a firearm or another dangerous
				instrumentality other than a knife, or who possesses, distributes, sells,
				gives, or loans any controlled dangerous substance governed by the Uniform
				Controlled Dangerous Substances Law, in any form, by the principal's
				designee.
B. A hearing is conducted
				by the superintendent of the LEA or someone designated by the superintendent
				within fifteen school days. The school board must provide written notice of the
				hearing to the student and the parent or legal custodian, and such notice shall
				advise the student and parent or legal custodian of due process
				rights.
C. A determination of
				whether to expel the student is made by the superintendent or his
				designee.
D. The principal and
				teacher as well as the student may be represented by someone of their choice at
				this hearing.
E. Until the hearing
				takes place, the student shall remain on suspension with access to classwork
				and the opportunity to earn academic credit.
F. The parent or guardian of the student may,
				within five days after the decision to expel the student has been rendered,
				request the local educational governing authority to review the findings of the
				superintendent or his designee. Otherwise, the decision of the superintendent
				shall be final. A student's agreement to cooperate in recommended treatment
				determined as necessary by a medical professional may be certified in writing
				by the medical professional and used to initiate reopening the student case.
				The school board shall take into consideration the student agreement to receive
				treatment as a positive factor in the final decision applicable to any final
				disciplinary action.
G. The board,
				in reviewing the case, may affirm, modify, or reverse the action previously
				taken.
H. If the board upholds the
				decision of the superintendent, the parent or guardian of the student may,
				within 10 days
,
appeal to the district court for the parish in
				which the student's school is located. The court may reverse the ruling of the
				board.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.17:416.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 13 - Discipline › Section CXV-1313 - Discipline for Students with Disabilities

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A. If a school district removes a student
				with a disability from the student's current educational placement for 10
				school days in a school year, consecutively or cumulatively, regardless of the
				circumstances, beginning on the eleventh day, students must continue to receive
				educational services to enable the student to continue participating in the
				general education curriculum, to progress toward meeting the goals set out in
				the IEP, and to receive behavioral intervention services and modifications,
				that are designed to address the behavior violation so that it does not recur.
NOTE: Refer to
Bulletin 1706-Regulations for
				  Implementation of the Children with Exceptionalities
				  Act
.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:1941 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 13 - Discipline › Section CXV-1315 - Corporal Punishment

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A. The
				LEA shall adopt such rules and regulations to permit or prohibit any form of
				corporal punishment in the schools under its jurisdiction.
1. The use of any form of corporal punishment
				is prohibited without prior parental written consent.
2. Such consent applies only to the school
				year in which it is given.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 13 - Discipline › Section CXV-1317 - Search and Seizure

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A. Any teacher,
				principal, school security guard, or administrator may search any building,
				desk, locker, area, or school grounds for evidence that the law, a school rule,
				or parish or city school board policy has been violated.
B. The teacher, principal, school security
				guard, or administrator may search the person of a student or his personal
				effects when, based on the attendant circumstances at the time of the search,
				there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the search will reveal evidence
				that the student has violated the law, a school rule, or a school board policy.
				Such a search shall be conducted in a manner that is reasonably related to the
				purpose of the search and not excessively intrusive in light of the age or sex
				of the student and the nature of the suspected offense.
C. Each LEA shall adopt a policy to provide
				for reasonable search and seizure by teachers, by principals, and by other
				school administrators of a student's person, desk, locker, or other school
				areas for evidence that the law, a school rule, or an LEA policy has been
				violated.
D. Any such policy shall
				be in accordance with applicable law.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:416.3.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 15 - Plant Operations and Maintenance › Section CXV-1501 - Building and Maintenance

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A. The
				school site and building shall include adequate physical facilities and
				custodial services to meet the needs of the educational program and to
				safeguard the health and safety of the pupils in each LEA.
B. Sufficient classroom, laboratory, shop,
				office, storage, and meeting room space shall be provided for the number of
				students served and the activities conducted in assigned places.
C. Adequate facilities shall be provided for
				specialized services such as food services, counseling, library, and physical
				education.
D. School facilities and
				grounds shall be kept attractive, functional, and clean through regular
				preventive and corrective maintenance.
E. A site safety officer charged with the
				supervision of safe practice in storage, use, and distribution of all chemicals
				shall be designated in each LEA.
F.
				The LEA must assess the safety of the facilities and equipment in all schools,
				including the location, quantities, and states of all regulated hazardous
				substances.
1. A plan to redistribute the
				unwanted substances must be prepared and kept on file in the central
				office.
2. Remaining chemicals must
				be listed on an inventory system.
3. A copy of the inventory must be kept on
				site in each school, in the central office of each LEA, and at the local fire
				chief's office.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 15 - Plant Operations and Maintenance › Section CXV-1503 - Facility Accessibility

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A.
				Facilities used by LEAs, directly or through contractual arrangement, shall be
				accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. Architectural barriers
				shall not prevent a student with a disability from being educated in the least
				restrictive educational environment.
B. New facilities or new parts of facilities
				shall be approved, designed, and constructed under prescribed conditions.
1. They shall not be approved for
				construction unless and until the DOE and BESE give expressed written approval
				on the basis of a satisfactory showing by the LEA that adequate provision has
				been made for the necessary access of the students with disabilities.
2. They shall be designed and constructed in
				a manner that results in their being readily accessible to and usable by
				persons with disabilities.
3. They
				shall be constructed to at least meet the current level of accessibility
				provided by the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility
				Guidelines for Building and Facilities
.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 15 - Plant Operations and Maintenance › Section CXV-1505 - Program Accessibility

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A.
				Program accessibility for exceptional students shall be ensured within existing
				facilities and shall be accomplished through either the alteration of existing
				facilities or nonstructural changes. Such changes shall include:
1. redesign of equipment;
2. assignment of communicative
				aids;
3. reassignment of classes
				and other services to accessible buildings;
4. assignment of aides to children;
5. home visits; and
6. delivery of health, welfare, or other
				social services at alternative accessible sites.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 17 - Instructional Support › Section CXV-1701 - Instructional Materials and Equipment

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A. Instruction shall be supported with
				adequate and appropriate instructional materials, equipment, and available
				community resources that support the stated philosophy and purposes of the
				school.
B. Instructional materials
				and equipment shall be in a good state of repair, and provisions shall be made
				to replace outdated instructional materials and worn-out equipment.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6;
				  R.S.
				  17:7;
				  R.S. 17:351
				  et seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 17 - Instructional Support › Section CXV-1703 - Textbooks

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A. Each school
				shall provide instructional materials for each student and shall have proper
				procedures for selection, storage, and preservation of such
				materials.
B. The governing
				authority of each public elementary and secondary school shall adopt policies
				and regulations for the adoption and use of textbooks and other instructional
				materials that sufficiently support the needs of all students in meeting state
				content standards.
1. The LDE shall utilize a
				transparent process to review textbooks and other instructional materials in
				the core subjects of English language arts, mathematics, science, and social
				studies to determine the degree to which each aligns with state content
				standards.
a. The state review process shall
				be conducted entirely online and every aspect of the review process including
				the textbooks and instructional materials under review and any comments
				submitted by reviewers, parents and other members of the public, and publishers
				and other content providers, shall be posted online and made readily accessible
				to all interested parties.
b. All
				print textbooks and print instructional materials purchased shall be supplied
				in an electronic format that meets federal requirements consistent with the
				Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and can be converted in to
				specialized formats for children with disabilities.
c. The LDE shall provide each school
				governing authority with a list of all textbooks and other instructional
				materials reviewed by LDE which includes information indicating the degree to
				which each aligns with state content standards.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 17 - Instructional Support › Section CXV-1705 - School Libraries/Media Centers

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A. The library/media center holdings shall
				reflect the philosophy and purposes of the school, relate directly to the
				educational program and the teaching techniques used by the teaching staff, and
				provide an opportunity to explore beyond the sphere of the regular
				instructional program.
B. The
				library/media center shall be the major instructional resource center of the
				school and shall offer varied services and activities for students.
C. Facilities, adequate in size, shall be
				provided to implement school-wide media services.
D. Available funds shall be expended to
				ensure a balanced and current library collection that includes the number of
				volumes and types of resources outlined in the
Guidelines for Library
				Media Programs in Louisiana Schools.
E. Each school shall have in its library
				center a collection of print and nonprint media and equipment in sufficient
				number and quality to meet the instructional needs of teachers and students.
				Refer to
Guidelines for Library Media Programs in Louisiana
				Schools.
F. Each school
				shall have library or media services appropriate to the instructional levels
				and exceptionalities of its students. Elementary schools that do not have a
				centralized library shall have classroom collections. Refer to
Guidelines for Library Media Programs in Louisiana
				Schools
.
G. The use of
				funds for library services for exceptional students shall be at least
				proportionate to that expended for regular students.
H. Each secondary school shall have a library
				and shall have librarian(s) as follows.
Student Enrollment
Required Librarians
299 or fewer
One half-time
300-999
One full-time
1000 or higher
Two full-time
NOTE: Refer to guidelines for library media programs in
				  Louisiana schools for recommended staffing.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S. 17:351
				  et seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXV - Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators › Chapter 17 - Instructional Support › Section CXV-1707 - Disposal of Library Books and Textbooks (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:8.1.