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EXTRACURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES AND
NONPUBLIC SCHOOL
STUDENTS
Students enrolled in chartered or non-chartered nonpublic schools
must be permitted to participate in an extracurricular activity at the
school of the student's resident school district to which the student
would otherwise be assigned if the student’s nonpublic school does
not offer that activity.
The superintendent of a school district is permitted, but not
required, to allow any student who is enrolled in a nonpublic school
and is not entitled to attend school in that district to participate in a
school's extracurricular activities if: (1) the nonpublic school in
which the student is enrolled does not offer the extracurricular
activity, and (2) the extracurricular activity is not interscholastic
athletics or interscholastic contests or competition in music, drama,
or forensics.
A school district, interscholastic conference, or organization that
regulates interscholastic conferences or events is prohibited from
imposing eligibility requirements on nonpublic school or
homeschooled students that conflict with the provisions above.
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EXTRACURRICULAR
EXCUSED ABSENCE
If a student is absent from school for the sole purpose of participation in
an enrichment activity approved by the board of education or in an
extracurricular activity, the absence will be counted as an excused
absence, up to a maximum of four days per school year. The district
shall require that the student complete any classroom assignments that
are missed due to the absence.
If the student will be absent for more than four days due to participation
in the board-approved enrichment or extracurricular activity, a
classroom teacher employed by the school district must accompany the
student to provide the student with instructional assistance.
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EYE EXAMINATIONS
FOR STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES
A school district educating a student with disabilities is to require
parents of that student to obtain a comprehensive eye examination by
an appropriately licensed provider. While a district may not withhold
services if the parent does not obtain the examination, the notice to the
parent must be made within three months after the child begins
receiving services for the first time. (The requirement need not be
communicated to parents if the child has received a comprehensive eye
exam in the nine month period prior to being identified.)
Unless the examination is necessary for the identification of the
disability, the development of the IEP, or a related service under the
IEP, the school district is not responsible for paying for the eye
examination.
School districts are required annually to report the number of students
enrolled in the district and eligible for the exam and the total number of
students actually receiving the examination.
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FACILITIES
COMMISSION
PROGRAMS, OHIO
SCHOOL
State assistance for school renovation and construction projects is
available through the Ohio Construction Facilities Commission (OCFC).
The amount of state support is based on an equity list prepared by the
Ohio Department of Education each year.
In addition to determining eligibility for funding, the equity list also
identifies the percentage of local contribution required.
Programs include: the Classroom Facilities Assistance Program
(CFAP); the Exceptional Needs Program (ENP); the Expedited Local
Partnership Program (ELPP); and the Urban Initiative.
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