La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXV-337

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section CXV-337 - Written Policies and Procedures

A. Each LEA shall have written policies governing all school activities as they relate to students, the instructional program, staff, buildings, services, and the curriculum.

B. Each LEA shall have policies and procedures that address, but are not limited to, the following:

1. the establishment of the number of school days, length of the school day, and other necessary guidelines for the operation of the schools;

2. provision of special educational and related services to exceptional students in accordance with the IEP for the entirety of the school year;

3. the operation of special departments and special programs in each school;

4. the admittance of students to and the dismissal of students from special educational programs;

5. the exclusion of students with communicable diseases and their readmittance following their recovery (refer to Bulletin 135-Health and Safety, §309);

6. the control of communicable problems such as lice and scabies (refer to Bulletin 135-Health and Safety, §309);

7. the care of sick or injured students, including notification of parents, in cases of emergencies that occur while students are under the jurisdiction of the school;

8. the administration of medication in schools (refer to Bulletin 135-Health and Safety, §309);

9. the operation of summer schools and extended school year programs for eligible exceptional students (refer to Chapter 25);

10. the disciplining of students with disabilities (refer to §131);

11. the use of standard universal precaution by personnel when individuals have direct contact with blood or other body fluids and the provision of sanctions, including discipline if warranted, for failure to use standard universal precautions;

12. the use of school buildings outside of regular school hours;

13. student access to the Internet (refer to §1709);

14. the prohibition against use of tobacco in schools, on school grounds, and on school busses (refer to §1143);

15. the prohibition of teachers from recommending that a student be administered a psychotropic drug and from specifying or identifying any specific mental health diagnosis for a student, in accordance with R.S. 17:436.2;

16. the prohibition of teachers from using a parents refusal to consent to administration of a psychotropic drug or psychiatric evaluation, screening or evaluation as grounds for prohibiting a student from attending class or participating in school related activities or as the sole basis of accusations of child abuse or neglect against the parent or guardian;

17. the notification of the parent or legal guardian of every student, in writing, of the proper process and procedures to follow in order to make a complaint or request information from the school or the school's governing authority:

a. such information shall include, at a minimum, the name, address, phone number, and email address of the appropriate person to contact at each step of the prescribed process or procedure, and shall be updated, at least, on an annual basis;

b. such information shall be incorporated into any existing policy or policies, code of conduct, or student handbook of the LEA or of each school under its jurisdiction;

18. the implementation of §2304, Science Education;

19. the school assignment of students in foster care (refer to §1109);

20. the electronic communications by an employee at a school to a student enrolled at that school (refer to §1141);

21. the inspection by qualified persons of all fire safety and prevention equipment, including fire alarm and smoke detection devices (refer to §1501);

22. the physical abuse of public school teachers and other school employees by students (refer to §521);

23. the collection of student biometric information (refer to §1149);

24. grade appropriate classroom management training for teachers, principals, and other appropriated school personnel regarding positive behavioral supports and reinforcement, conflict resolution, mediation, cultural competence, restorative practices, guidance and discipline, and adolescent development;

25. a schedule for the retention and disposition of records. The schedule shall be approved by State Archives as required by R.S. 44:411;

26. appropriate responses to the behavior of students with exceptionalities that may require immediate intervention (see for reference guidelines for the use of seclusion rooms and restraint of students with exceptionalities);

27. an employee arrested for any of the crimes listed in R.S. 15:587.1, any other sexual offense affecting minors, or any justified complaint of child abuse or neglect;

28. the reporting of school bus operator arrests for violations of R.S. 14:98, 98.1, or any other law or ordinance that prohibits operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or any abused substance or controlled dangerous substance set forth in the schedules provided in R.S. 40:964;

29. in the student code of conduct, the prohibition against bullying as defined in §1303;

30. instruction regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillators in Health Education (refer to §2347); and

31. instruction regarding child abuse and assault awareness and prevention (refer to §2305. K).

32. at least one hour of annual in-service training on recognizing adverse childhood experiences and the utilization of adverse childhood experience educational practices, provided on a day that other types of in-service training will be provided and including research-based information regarding the following:

a. the impact of adverse childhood experiences on student educational experiences and on the school and classroom culture;

b. how to identify the signs and symptoms of adverse childhood experiences;

c. best practices for schools and classrooms regarding adverse childhood experience considerations in education; and

d. recognition of the impact of secondary trauma on school employees.

33. check-in and check-out procedures for student attendance which shall be reviewed at least every three years;

34. check-in and check-out procedures for student attendance which shall be reviewed at least every three years;

35. annual completion by any school nurse, coach, athletic trainer, and athletic director, whether employed or serving as a volunteer, of sudden cardiac arrest education program;

36. provision for each high school senior who is at least seventeen years old to register to vote via electronic voter registration or mail-in form;

37. attendance policy for pregnant and parenting students regarding excused absences of a minimum of 10 days after the birth of a child, reasonable amount of time for completing missed assignments, accommodations for breastfeeding, and access to child care providers;

38. submission of a seizure management and treatment plan, duly documented and signed, for use when a student is at school or while participating in a school activity;

39. release of a minor into protective custody requiring the official to whom the minor is being released provides information about the minor to include first and last name, address, and date of birth, unless custody is an arrest for which there is probable cause;

40. maintaining a supply of auto-injectable epinephrine in a secure location in each classroom assigned to a student deemed by a physician to be at high risk for anaphylactic reaction and incapable of self-administration of auto-injectable epinephrine, in accordance with R.S. 17:436.1;

41. display of the national motto in each classroom in each school under its jurisdiction in accordance with R.S. 17:262;

42. carpool and bus line procedures in accordance with LAC 28:CXIII.903 (Bulletin 119).

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXV-337

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 31:1261 (June 2005), amended LR 33:429 (March 2007), LR 35:1101 (June 2009), LR 36:1224 (June 2010), LR 37:1141 (April 2011), LR 37:1380, 1380 (May 2011), LR 37:2134 (July 2011), LR 38:40, 41 (January 2012), LR 39:2197 (August 2013), Amended LR 33:429 (March 2007), LR 35:1101 (June 2009), LR 36:1224 (June 2010), LR 37:1141 (April 2011), LR 37:1380, 1380 (May 2011), LR 37:2134 (July 2011), LR 38:40, 41 (January 2012), LR 39:2197 (August 2013), LR 40:2530 (12/1/2014), Amended LR 481273 (5/1/2022), Amended LR 4933 (1/1/2023), Amended LR 49250 (2/1/2023), Repromulgated LR 49855 (5/1/2023), Amended LR 50175 (2/1/2024).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6, R.S. 17:7(29), R.S. 17:81, R.S. 17:240, R.S. 17:100.8, 17:184, and R.S.17:437.2.