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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 5. EDUCATION |
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SubTilte 5-E. ORIGINAL TITLE 5 |
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Chapter 5-E36. CLOSING PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS |
Section 5-E3601. PRIORITIES FOR UTILIZATION OF SCHOOLS, RELOCATION OF STUDENTS AND PROGRAMS, AND CLOSING OF FACILITIES
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3601.1Existing school buildings that have been specifically replaced by newly constructed buildings, as indicated by the designation of the project in the capital budget as a replacement, shall automatically be declared closed by the Board of Education upon acceptance of the new building from the government of the District of Columbia.
3601.2The Superintendent of Schools shall be responsible for the relocation of students and programs housed in schools replaced and closed pursuant to § 3601.1.
3601.3The Superintendent shall make appropriate recommendations to the Board of Education for any boundary changes required when a school is closed under § 3601.2, and shall make recommendations on the disposition of the closed building(s) pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
3601.4All temporary and demountable structures shall be phased out and closed as soon as students and programs housed in these structures can be relocated and appropriate boundary changes, if required, are approved by the Board of Education.
3601.5It shall be a priority of the Board of Education to relocate students and programs from overcrowded school buildings in order to alleviate the overcrowding, and the Superintendent of Schools shall make recommendations for boundary changes, if required, in order to relocate the students and programs in the overcrowded buildings.