Homebound Instruction

Authority

The Board shall provide homebound instruction to students confined to home or hospital for physical disability, illness, injury, urgent reasons, or when such confinement is recommended for psychological or psychiatric reasons. The period of homebound instruction for an individual shall not exceed three (3) months.[1][2]

Delegation of Responsibility

Application for homebound instruction shall certify the nature of the illness or disability, state the probable duration of the confinement, and be recommended by the Superintendent.[1][2]

The Superintendent may grant recommended requests for homebound instruction.

The Superintendent may develop procedures to safeguard the privacy of each child placed on homebound instruction.

The Superintendent or designee may request approval from the Department of Education to extend the period of homebound instruction for an individual, which shall be re-evaluated every three (3) months.[2]

Guidelines

The Board shall provide homebound instruction only for those confinements expected to last at least ten (10) school days. Exceptions may be recommended by the Superintendent.

The program of homebound instruction provided to each student shall be in accordance with the standards established by the state.

The Board reserves the right to withhold homebound instruction when any one (1) of the following occurs:

1. The instructor's presence in the place of a student's confinement presents a hazard to the health of the teacher.
    

2. A parent/guardian or other adult in authority is not present with the student during the hours of instruction.
    

3. The condition of the student precludes any benefit from such instruction.