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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Each school administrative unit shall develop and adopt a policy consistent with this subchapter. Establishment and administration of the local school unit policy is subject to the following.
1. Policy. Local school unit policy must be submitted to and placed on file in the department by January 1, 1997.
2. Implementation. Locally approved policy is implemented and administered by the local school unit.
3. Provision of information. At the request of the student or the student's parent or guardian, public schools shall make available to home-schooled students, in a form determined by the school, information regarding access to public school resources and services, participation in public school activities and attendance at public schools. This information must include:
A. Requirements regarding initial health and developmental screening for motor skills, vision, hearing and immunization; and
B. Criteria for participation of home-schooled students in curricular, cocurricular and extracurricular activities.
4. Appeals. Appeals from administration and application of the local school unit policy are heard by the local school unit's school board, whose decision is final and binding.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A. Education § 5024. Local school unit policy - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-20-a-education/me-rev-st-tit-20-a-sect-5024/
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