603 CMR 54.00

Recovery High Schools

Section:

54.01: Authority and Purpose
54.02: Definitions
54.03: Admission and Enrollment
54.04: Educational Program Requirements
54.05: General Requirements
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Adopted by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, February 28, 2017.

54.03: Admission and Enrollment

(1) Non-Discrimination: Recovery High Schools are subject to G.L. c. 76, § 5, and 603 CMR 26.00, and shall not discriminate against students based on race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability or sexual orientation.

(2) Student Admission: Recovery High Schools shall have written policies for prospective students that include, at a minimum, a description of the process for applying and accepting an offer of admission and a process for provision of written notice or documentation from a clinician, as defined by 105 CMR 164.006, indicating that a student has been diagnosed with a Substance Use Disorder or Dependency.

(3) Student Enrollment: Upon a student's acceptance of an offer of admission, the Recovery High School shall notify the student's District of Residence of the student's admission within five (5) business days.

(a) The District of Residence shall transfer the student's education record to the Recovery High School as soon as possible and, in any event, no later than ten (10) business days after the date on which it receives notice of a student's acceptance of an offer of admission.
(b) If the student most recently attended a school other than in the District of Residence, the Recovery High School shall contact that school to obtain the student's education record and the school shall transfer the education record per 603 CMR 54.03(3)(a).
(c) Within five (5) business days of a Recovery High School Student's tenth (10^th) consecutive absence, or whenever a Recovery High School Student's enrollment in a Recovery High School permanently ceases for any reason, the Recovery High School shall notify the student's District of Residence.

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Last Updated: March 17, 2017