Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 5024 – Local school unit policy
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Each school administrative unit shall develop and adopt a policy consistent with this subchapter. Establishment and administration of the local school unit policy is subject to the following. [PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).]
1. Policy. Local school unit policy must be submitted to and placed on file in the department by January 1, 1997.
[PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 5024
- Department: means the Department of Education. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Parent: means a parent, guardian or legal guardian. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
- Public school: means a school that is governed by a school board of a school administrative unit and funded primarily with public funds. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
- School administrative unit: means the state-approved unit of school administration and includes a municipal school unit, school administrative district, community school district, regional school unit or any other municipal or quasi-municipal corporation responsible for operating or constructing public schools, except that it does not include a career and technical education region. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
- School board: means the governing body with statutory powers and duties for a school administrative unit. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
2. Implementation. Locally approved policy is implemented and administered by the local school unit.
[PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).]
3. Provision of information. At the request of the student or the student’s parent or guardian, public schools shall make available to home-schooled students, in a form determined by the school, information regarding access to public school resources and services, participation in public school activities and attendance at public schools. This information must include:
A. Requirements regarding initial health and developmental screening for motor skills, vision, hearing and immunization; and [PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).]
B. Criteria for participation of home-schooled students in curricular, cocurricular and extracurricular activities. [PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).]
4. Appeals. Appeals from administration and application of the local school unit policy are heard by the local school unit’s school board, whose decision is final and binding.
[PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 610, §1 (NEW).