Is a public school required to provide educational services to a student who is out of school due to illness, isolation or quarantine at home or in the hospital?
If a physician verifies in writing that a public school student (or a student who has been placed by the public school in a private setting) must remain at home or in a hospital for medical reasons for a period of not less than 14 school days in any school year, then under state regulation 603 CMR 28.03(3)(c), the school principal must arrange for provision of educational services to the student in the home or hospital. While the regulation does not require that the fourteen days be consecutive, it does require verification by a physician’s written order. A question and answer guide on implementation of educational services in the home or hospital is available on the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education website at http://www.doe.mass.edu/pqa/ta/hhep_qa.html If a public health emergency compels a quarantine of many students for an extended period of time, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education would encourage local school officials to explore distance learning
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