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Subchapter I - School Attendance
Part A - Definitions
§ 38–201. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) Repealed....
Part B - Compulsory School Attendance
§ 38–202. Establishment of school attendance requirements - (a) Every parent, guardian, or other person, who resides permanently...
§ 38–203. Enforcement; penalties - (a) An accurate daily record of the attendance of all...
§ 38–204. Census of minors - The Board, or its designee, shall conduct annually, or as...
§ 38–205. Report of enrollments and withdrawals - By October 5 of each year, each public, independent, private,...
§ 38–206. Penalty for failure to provide correct information - Any parent, guardian, custodian, principal, or teacher of a minor...
§ 38–207. Authority of police over truant child - (a)(1) A law enforcement officer who has reasonable grounds to...
§ 38–208. Truancy procedures; inter-agency coordination - (a) Repealed. (b) Within 2 business days of the 10th...
§ 38–209. Reporting requirements - By July 15 of each year, beginning in 2014, the...
Part C - Administration
§ 38–211. Department of School Attendance and Work Permits — Creation. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 4, 1925, 43 Stat. 807, ch. 140, Art....
§ 38–212. Department of School Attendance and Work Permits — Director; appointments. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 4, 1925, 43 Stat. 808, ch. 140, Art....
§ 38–213. Court jurisdiction - The Family Division of the Superior Court is hereby given...
Subchapter I-A - Attendance Zone Boundaries
§ 38–221. Attendance zone boundaries; establishment, modification, alteration - (a) Except as required due to a school closure or...
Subchapter II - Expulsion of Students
Part A - General
§ 38–231. Expulsion of students who bring weapons into public schools - Absent extenuating circumstances, as determined on a case-by-case basis by...
§ 38–232. Reference to criminal justice or juvenile delinquency system - Pursuant to the Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994, approved October...
§ 38–233. Alternative educational programs - The Board of Education shall provide to any student who...
§ 38–234. Definitions - (a) For the purposes of this subchapter, the term “weapon”...
Part B - Report. [Recodified]
§ 38–235. Suspension and expulsion report. [Recodified] - Recodified as § 38-236.08. (Sept. 19, 2013, D.C. Law 20-17,...
§ 38–236. Annual reporting requirements. [Recodified] - Recodified as § 38-236.09. (September 19, 2013, D.C. Law 20-17,...
Part C - Student Discipline
§ 38–236.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this part, the term: (1) "Bodily...
§ 38–236.02. Application - This part shall apply to the District of Columbia Public...
§ 38–236.03. Establishment of school discipline policies - (a) Local education agencies shall foster positive school climates that...
§ 38–236.04. Limitations on exclusion as a disciplinary action - (a) Unless otherwise required by federal or District law: (1)...
§ 38–236.05. Exclusion of students with disabilities - (a) School administrators shall take special consideration regarding the exclusion...
§ 38–236.06. Support for positive school climate and trauma-informed educational settings - (a) The Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall...
§ 38–236.07. School Safety and Positive Climate Fund - (a) There is established as a special fund the School...
§ 38–236.08. Suspension and expulsion report - Within 180 calendar days of September 19, 2013, the Office...
§ 38–236.09. Annual reporting requirements - (a) Each local education agency and entity operating a publicly...
Subchapter III - Truancy and Dropout Prevention
§ 38–241. Truancy and Dropout Prevention Program - (a) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the District of...
Subchapter IV - Students' Right to Home or Hospital Instruction
§ 38–251.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) "Health...
§ 38–251.02. Home and hospital instruction program - (a) Beginning in school year 2022-2023, every LEA shall adopt...
§ 38–251.03. Home or hospital instruction approval process - (a)(1) A parent of a student may submit an oral...
§ 38–251.04. Termination or extension of home or hospital instruction - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
§ 38–251.05. Mediation and appeals process - (a) OSSE shall administer an appeals and mediation process for...
§ 38–251.06. Delivery of home or hospital instruction - (a) An LEA shall begin delivering home or hospital instruction...
§ 38–251.07. Attendance - An LEA shall maintain a student receiving home or hospital...
§ 38–251.08. Healthcare institutions - (a) A healthcare institution that admits a student approved to...
§ 38–251.09. Transparency and accountability - (a) Every LEA shall publish its written home and hospital...
§ 38–251.10. Rulemaking authority - No later than 120 days after [insert applicability date], OSSE...
§ 38–251.11. Applicability. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-204, § 12, 67...