(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a school district shall place a student who is required by the board of trustees to attend an alternative education program under this subchapter in a disciplinary alternative education program.
(b) A school district shall place a student who is required by the board of trustees to attend an alternative education program under this subchapter in a juvenile justice alternative education program if:
(1) the memorandum of understanding entered into between the school district and juvenile board under § 37.011(k) provides for the placement of students to whom this subchapter applies in the juvenile justice alternative education program; or
(2) a court orders the placement of the student in a juvenile justice alternative education program.