Title 38 — Educational Institutions.

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) Repealed. (2) “District” means the District of Columbia. (2A) “Educational institution” means a school in the District of Columbia Public Schools system, a public charter school, an independent school, a private school, a parochi…

(a) Every parent, guardian, or other person, who resides permanently or temporarily in the District during any school year and who has custody or control of a minor who has reached the age of 5 years or will become 5 years of age on or before September 30th of the current school …

(a) An accurate daily record of the attendance of all minors covered by § 38-202 and this section shall be kept by the teachers of each educational institution. These records shall be open for inspection at all times by the Board, the Superintendent of Schools, school attendance …

The Board, or its designee, shall conduct annually, or as frequently as may be found necessary or desirable, a complete census of all minors 3 years of age or more who permanently or temporarily reside in the District. The census record shall be amended from day to day as changes…

The principal, head teacher, or teacher who gives private instruction of each educational institution shall, in accordance with the rules adopted by the Board pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], report to the Board the name, address, sex, and date …

Any parent, guardian, custodian, principal, or teacher of a minor who has reached the age of 3 years who willfully neglects or refuses to provide the information required by §§ 38-202 through 38-206, or who knowingly makes any false statement, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(a)(1) The Office of the State Superintendent of Education, after consultation with the District of Columbia Public Schools, the Public Charter School Board, the Child and Family Services agency, and the Metropolitan Police Department, shall establish truancy centers in the Distr…

(a) If a minor student accumulates 10 unexcused absences during a school year, the educational institution shall notify the Metropolitan Police Department within 2 business days after the 10th unexcused absence. (b) Within 2 business days of the 10th unexcused absence, the educat…

By July 15 of each year, beginning in 2014, the Office of the Attorney General shall submit to the Mayor and the Secretary to the Council a truancy status report on the preceding school year, which shall include the number of: (1) Referrals it received from each educational insti…

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The Family Division of the Superior Court is hereby given jurisdiction in all cases arising under this subchapter.

Except as required due to a school closure or a consolidation of schools, upon Dec. 24, 2013, notwithstanding any other law or regulation, no approved establishment, modification, or alteration of any attendance zone boundary shall be implemented, or in any manner initiated, unti…

Absent extenuating circumstances, as determined on a case-by-case basis by the Superintendent of Schools, and consistent with the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, approved October 30, 1990 (104 Stat. 1141; 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), any student who brings a weapon into …

Pursuant to the Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994, approved October 20, 1994 (108 Stat. 3908; 20 U.S.C. 8921 et seq.) [repealed, see now 20 U.S.C. § 7151 ] the Superintendent of Schools shall refer to the criminal justice or juvenile delinquency system, simultaneous with expulsion, an…

The Board of Education shall provide to any student who is expelled from school in accordance with this subchapter an alternative educational program at the D.C. Street Academy, at another existing alternative educational program, or at any alternative educational program that ma…

(a) For the purposes of this subchapter, the term “weapon” means a firearm and includes: (1) Any weapon, including a starter gun, which will or is designed to or may be readily converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive: (2) The frame or receiver of any weapon …

Within 180 calendar days of September 19, 2013, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall submit to the Mayor and the Secretary to the Council a report with findings and recommendations to aid each educational institution to eliminate out-of-school suspensions and…

(a) Each local education agency and entity operating a publicly funded community-based organization shall maintain data for each student that includes: (1) Demographic data including: (A) The campus attended by the student; (B) The student’s grade level; (C) The student’s gender …

(a) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the District of Columbia Board of Education, or its successor, and the District of Columbia Public Schools shall offer a Truancy and Dropout Prevention Program for students who are enrolled in the District of Columbia Public Scho…