La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § LXXIX-119

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section LXXIX-119 - Written Policies

A. Each nonpublic school or system shall have written policies and/or regulations governing the general operation of the school.

B. Each nonpublic school or system shall have written policies and/or regulations to address harassment, bullying, and cyberbulling.

C. Each nonpublic school or system shall have written policies and/or procedures requiring at least one hour of annual in-service training on recognizing adverse childhood experiences and the utilization of trauma-informed education, provided on a day that other types of in-service training will be provided and including research-based information regarding the following:

1. the impact of adverse childhood experiences on student educational experiences and on the school and classroom culture;

2. how to identify the signs and symptoms of adverse childhood experiences;

3. best practices for schools and classrooms regarding trauma-informed approaches to education; and

4. recognition of the impact of secondary trauma on school employees.

D. Each nonpublic school or system shall have a written continuous learning plan for modified operations during school closures, reviewed by stakeholders and disseminated through typical school policy communication structures no later than June 30, 2023, and annually updated no later than June 30, including but not limited to:

1. technology and connectivity;

2. student and staff responsibilities;

3. attendance;

4. family strategic communication, engagement, and support; and

5. instructional quality.

E. Any school that receives state funds shall have discretion in the use of corporal punishment as follows:

1. The governing authority of each nonpublic school shall adopt such rules and regulations to permit or prohibit any form of corporal punishment in the school(s) under its jurisdiction.

2. Corporal punishment is the use of physical force that causes pain or physical discomfort to discipline a student, with or without an object.

3. No form of corporal punishment shall be administered to a student with an exceptionality, excluding students identified as gifted and talented, as defined in R.S. 17:1942, or to a student who has been determined to be eligible for services under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and has an individual accommodation plan.

4. Corporal punishment does not include:

a. the use of reasonable and necessary physical restraint of a student to protect the student or others from bodily harm or to obtain possession of a weapon or other dangerous object from a student; nor

b. the use of seclusion as provided in R.S. 17:416.21.

5. The use of any form of corporal punishment is prohibited without prior written parental consent.

6. Such consent applies only to the school year in which it is given.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § LXXIX-119

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 29:2343 (November 2003), amended LR 31:3074 (December 2005), LR 38:1008 (April 2012), LR 39:1439 (June 2013), Amended LR 481273 (5/1/2022), Amended LR 4936 (1/1/2023), Amended LR 50972 (7/1/2024).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10), (11), and (15), R.S. 17:7(6), R.S. 17:10, R.S. 17:22(6), R.S. 17:391.1-391.10, R.S. 17:416.11, R.S. 44:411, and R.S. 17:437.2.