Section 5-A2815. STUDENT-INITIATED TIME AWAY FROM STRUCTURED ACTIVITY

 

2815.1        A nonpublic special education school or program shall allow students to initiate time away from structured activity as a means of regaining self-control. Student-initiated time away from structured activity:

 

(a) Shall occur in designated areas within the classroom or as appropriate, and as outlined and measured in a student’s Behavior Intervention Plan, in other areas within the school, as long as there is direct supervision;

(b) Be documented in a student’s Behavior Intervention Plan;

 

(c)Be monitored for effectiveness; and 

(d)May not be imposed upon a student as a form of seclusion or punishment.  

 

authority

Set forth in sections 3(b)(8) and (11) of the State Education Office Establishment Act of 2000, effective October 21, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-176; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-2602(b)(8) and (11)) (2010 Supp.); sections 101 et seq. of the Placement of Students with Disabilities in Nonpublic Schools Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 14, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-269; D.C. Official Code § 38-2561.01 et seq.) (2010 Supp.); and Mayor’s Order 2007-149 (June 28, 2007), and Article II of An Act to provide for compulsory school attendance, and for other purposes, approved February 4, 1925 (43 Stat. 805; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-202 et seq.) (2001 and 2010 Supp.).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 9444, 9455 (October 8, 2010).

EditorNote

5 DCMR A § 2815 was originally published in chapter 28 (Certification of Approval for Nonpublic Special Education Schools and Programs Serving Students with Disabilities Funded by the District of Columbia and Special Education Rates. The title to chapter 28 was amended to "Nonpublic Special Education Schools and Programs Serving Students with Disabilities Funded by the District of Columbia and Special Eucation Rates" by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 5442 (July 1, 2011).