enrolls in the District so long as the student meets all other eligibility requirements and the extracurricular activity is still ongoing. A student and the parent or legal guardian of the student shall sign and return an acknowledgement of receipt and review of an information sheet regarding signs and symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest before the student may participate in an athletic activity and before each school year the student participates in an athletic activity. Notes: 1 State Board of Education Standards for Accreditation 10.05 require a policy that "shall limit and control interruptions of instructional time in the classroom and the number of absences for such per week per extracurricular with a specific number of activities." You could replace “one activity” days per semester that could also allow the student to "bank" or accumulate days in anticipation of a major event. 2 Fill in the blank with the position of the person you wish to make responsible for the decision, e.g. principal or superintendent. Make sure your student handbook matches this language. 3 4 This sentence is optional but it would keep the policy from having "zero tolerance" (which we do not support) and give you latitude to accommodate instances beyond the student's or parent's control such as a car accident, serious illness, or other acts of God. If you choose to include the sentence, you may change "Superintendent" to "Principal" if that would work better in your district. Be sure to align your decision for this footnote with the decision you have made on the same issue that exists in policies 4.55 and 4.56. 5 This paragraph is entirely optional. Participation in extracurricular activities is not a right, and districts may legally place conditions on a public school eligibility for participation (such as testing student’s compliance), but districts cannot deny a diploma to an otherwise qualified student or deny a student the ability to attend school. If you choose to include the paragraph, the third to the last sentence may be amended to apply to a timeline of your choice. Cross References: 4.55—STUDENT PROMOTION AND RETENTION 4.56—EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES SECONDARY SCHOOLS – Legal References: State Board of Education Standards for Accreditation 10.05 and 10.06 A.C.A. § 6-4-302 A.C.A. § 6-15-2907 A.C.A. § 6-18-712 Date Adopted: Last Revised:
enrolls in the District so long as the student meets all other eligibility requirements and the extracurricular activity is still ongoing. A student and the parent or legal guardian of the student shall sign and return an acknowledgement of receipt and review of an information sheet regarding signs and symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest before the student may participate in an athletic activity and before each school year the student participates in an athletic activity. Notes: 1 State Board of Education Standards for Accreditation 10.05 require a policy that "shall limit and control interruptions of instructional time in the classroom and the number of absences for such activities." You could replace “one per week per extracurricular activity” with a specific number of days per semester that could also allow the student to "bank" or accumulate days in anticipation of a major event. 2 Fill in the blank with the position of the person you wish to make responsible for the decision, e.g. principal or superintendent. 3 Make sure your student handbook matches this language. 4 This sentence is optional but it would keep the policy from having "zero tolerance" (which we do not support) and give you latitude to accommodate instances beyond the student's or parent's control such as a car accident, serious illness, or other acts of God. If you choose to include the sentence, you may change "Superintendent" to "Principal" if that would work better in your district. Be sure to align your decision for this footnote with the decision you have made on the same issue that exists in policies 4.55 and 4.56. 5 This paragraph is entirely optional. Participation in extracurricular activities is not a right, and districts may legally place conditions on a public school student’s eligibility for participation (such as testing compliance), but districts cannot deny a diploma to an otherwise qualified student or deny a student the ability to attend school. If you choose to include the paragraph, the third to the last sentence may be amended to apply to a timeline of your choice. Cross References: 4.55—STUDENT PROMOTION AND RETENTION 4.56—EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES – SECONDARY SCHOOLS Legal References: State Board of Education Standards for Accreditation 10.05 and 10.06 A.C.A. § 6-4-302 A.C.A. § 6-15-2907 A.C.A. § 6-18-712 Date Adopted: Last Revised:
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