Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs (DAEP)
The District shall provide for the
continuing education of a student placed in a DAEP by transferring the
student to one of the District campuses designated as a DAEP campus.
A
student removed to a DAEP during the school year will have an
opportunity to complete a course needed to fulfill the student’s high
school graduation requirements before the beginning of the next school
year. The District may provide the opportunity to complete the
coursework through any method available, including a correspondence
course, distance learning, or summer school. The District will not
charge the student for any method of completion provided by the District.
Students
and their parents are encouraged to discuss the option with the teacher
or counselor to ensure the student completes all work required for the
course or grade level. The terms of a placement under this section
shall prohibit the student from attending or participating in
school-sponsored or school-related activities, including, but not
limited to, extracurricular activities.
The District shall
provide for the continuing education of a student placed in a DAEP by
transferring the student to one of the District campuses designated as a
DAEP campus. A student removed to a DAEP during the school year will
have an opportunity to complete a course needed to fulfill the student’s
high school graduation requirements before the beginning of the
next school year.
The District may provide the opportunity to
complete the coursework through any method available, including
a correspondence course, distance learning, or summer school. The
District will not charge the student for any method of
completion provided by the District.Students and their parents are
encouraged to discuss the option with the teacher or counselor to ensure
the student completes all work required for the course or grade
level.The terms of a placement under this section shall prohibit the
student from attending or participating in school-sponsored or
school-related activities, including, but not limited to,
extracurricular activities.
Transfer or Withdrawal from a DAEP
If a student transfers into SAISD from
another school district in which the student was placed in a DAEP,
SAISD shall continue the DAEP under the terms of the order provided by
the sending school district. Students who transfer out of SAISD to
another public or private institution, including students who withdraw
from SAISD for the purpose of home schooling, and students who do not
attend the DAEP for the duration of the placement for any reason (other
than reasons which constitute an "excused absence" under SAISD policy),
shall be required, upon return to SAISD, to complete the number of days
missed in the DAEP before being allowed to return to the regular campus.
Placement of Students with Disabilities
The placement of a student with a
disability may only be made following a manifestation determination
review ARD/Section 504 meeting which determines that the misconduct was
not related to the student's disability. The review must be conducted no
later than ten (10) school days following the incident. A student with a
disability who receives special education services may not be placed in
DAEPs solely for educational purposes if the student has not also
committed one of the offenses warranting placement in the DAEP. [Texas
Education Code Section 37.004]
A student with a disability may
be removed to an interim alternative educational setting for not more
than 45 school days without regard to whether the misconduct is
determined to be a manifestation of the student's disability in cases
where the student: carries or possesses a weapon at school, on school
premises, or at a school function under the jurisdiction of the school
district; knowingly possesses or uses illegal drugs, or sells or
solicits the sale of a controlled substance while at school, on school
premises, or at a school function under the jurisdiction of the school
district; or, has inflicted serious bodily injury upon another person
while at school, on school premises, or at a school function under the
jurisdiction of the school district.
If the student's behavior
described above is determined NOT to be a manifestation of the student's
disability, the student may be placed in a disciplinary setting to the
same extent as a non-disabled student.
Emergency Placement in an DAEP
The principal or the principal's
designee may order the immediate placement of a student in the DAEP if
the principal or the principal's designee reasonably believes the
student's behavior is so unruly, disruptive, or abusive that it
seriously interferes with a teacher's ability to communicate effectively
with the students in a class, with the ability of the student's
classmates to learn, or with the operation of school or a
school-sponsored activity.
At the time of the emergency placement,
the student shall be given oral notice of the reason for the action.
Within a reasonable time after the emergency placement, the student
shall be accorded the appropriate due process. Students with
disabilities are subject to applicable federal and state law regarding
the term of a student's emergency placement.
Duration of Placement in a DAEP
The duration of a student's placement
in the DAEP shall be determined by the District hearing officer. The
length of placement shall be expressed in a specific number of days that
the student must successfully complete in the DAEP prior to returning
to the home campus. That decision shall be final, unless the duration of
the placement is to extend beyond the end of the next grading period.
If the student's placement is to extend beyond the end of the next
grading period, the student or the student's parent or guardian is
entitled to participate in a proceeding before the Board of Trustees or
the Board's designee. Any decision of the Board or the Board's designee
is final and may not be appealed.
Before the District may place a
student in a DAEP for a period that extends beyond the end of the
school year, the Board or Board's designee must determine that:
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The student's presence in the regular
classroom or at the student's regular campus presents a danger of
physical harm to the student or to another individual; or
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The student has engaged in serious or persistent misbehavior that violates this SAISD Student Code of Conduct.