Title 38 — Educational Institutions.
65 chapters · 836 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 38-351 Office of Ombudsman for Public Education; establishment; term
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(a) There is established within the State Board of Education an Office of Ombudsman for Public Education, which shall be headed by an ombudsman appointed by the State Board of Education. (b)(1) The Ombudsman shall be a District resident within 180 days of appointment. (2) The Omb…
D.C. Code § 38-352 Qualifications
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The Ombudsman shall: (1) Be appointed without regard to party affiliation; (2) Be appointed on the basis of integrity; (3) Possess a demonstrated ability to analyze issues and matters of law, administration, and policy; (4) Possess experience in the field of social work, counseli…
D.C. Code § 38-353 Duties
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The Ombudsman shall: (1) Provide outreach to current and prospective public school students and their parents or guardians, and to further this purpose, have the cooperation of all individuals within the public school system; (2) Encourage communication between public schools and…
D.C. Code § 38-354 Authority
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The Ombudsman shall: (1) Have access to books, records, files, reports, findings, and all other papers, items, or property (“documents”) belonging to or in use by all departments, agencies, instrumentalities, and employees of public schools necessary to facilitate the purpose of …
D.C. Code § 38-355 Limitations; protections
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(a) The Ombudsman shall not: (1) Disclose personally identifiable information regarding a student without the specific written consent of the student or parent, as required by federal and local law; (2) Disclose the substance of a conversation with any teacher or other official o…
D.C. Code § 38-356 Complaint resolution services
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(a) The Office of Ombudsman shall provide complaint resolution services, which shall be available to current and prospective public school students and their parents or guardians. (b) Participation in complaint resolution services provided by the Office of Ombudsman shall be volu…
D.C. Code § 38-401 Control of school buildings; disposition of proceeds
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(a) The control of the public schools in the District of Columbia by the Board of Education shall extend to include the negotiation and approval of use, license, and lease agreements, with or without monetary consideration, with respect to the use of public school buildings and p…
D.C. Code § 38-401.01 Annual report
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The Board of Education shall submit to the Mayor of the District of Columbia and the Council of the District of Columbia, not later than January 15th of each year, a report covering all activities with respect to public school buildings and grounds that were undertaken during the…
D.C. Code § 38-401.02 Public liability insurance
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The Board of Education may by regulation require persons and organizations, other than District of Columbia and federal agencies, holding use agreements or lease agreements with the Board of Education to carry public liability insurance including protection of the interests of th…
D.C. Code § 38-402 Control of school construction and repairs
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The Director of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (“Director”) shall have the same authority, control over, and supervision of the construction or repair of a public school building as the Director has of the construction or repair of any privately owned building.
D.C. Code § 38-403 Use of Franklin School for office purposes
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The Board of Education is authorized to use all necessary floor and room space in the Franklin School Building for office purposes.
D.C. Code § 38-404 Restriction on lot 14 in square 263
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The lot of land marked upon the plan of the City of Washington as lot No. 14, in square No. 263, which was conveyed to said City by the Commissioner of Public Buildings, under authority of an Act of Congress dated June 5, 1860, for the use of the public schools in said City, shal…
D.C. Code § 38-405 Sale of part of lot 14 in square 263
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The proceeds of that portion of lot No. 14, in square No. 263, which was authorized to be sold by an Act of Congress dated June 4, 1872, shall be invested by the authorities of the District in another lot or part of a lot in the City of Washington, and in improvements thereon; an…
D.C. Code § 38-406 Certain land granted for colored schools to revert to United States
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-407 Property exclusively for school purposes
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That parcel of land marked and designated upon the map of the City of Washington as part of lot No. 11, in square No. 141, beginning at the northwest corner of said lot, and running thence due south on the west line of said square, 50 feet; thence due east, 30 feet; thence due no…
D.C. Code § 38-408 Utilization of Business High School building
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Upon completion of the Roosevelt (Business) High School the building now occupied by the Business High School shall be utilized for senior high and elementary school purposes.
D.C. Code § 38-409 Control of school buildings; disposition of proceeds
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On and after June 28, 1944, appropriations for the District of Columbia shall not be used for the maintenance of school in any building unless all outside doors thereto used as exits or entrances shall open outward and be kept unlocked every school day from one-half hour before u…
D.C. Code § 38-451 Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization; establishment
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-452 Director; appointment
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-453 Director; authority
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-454 Reporting requirement
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-471 Transfer of Public Schools Realty Office to the Office of Public Education Facilities
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(a) All functions, authority, programs, positions, personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available to the District of Columbia Public Schools Realty Office shall be transferred to the Office o…
D.C. Code § 38-501 Definitions
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For the purpose of this chapter: (1) The term “admit” or the term “admission” means the official enrollment at any level by a school of a student that entitles the student to attend the school regularly, whether full-time or part-time, and to participate fully in all the activiti…
D.C. Code § 38-502 Certification of immunization required
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No student shall be admitted by a school unless the school has certification of immunization for that student, or unless the student is exempted pursuant to § 38-506.
D.C. Code § 38-503 Immunization standards; list of immunizations
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The Mayor shall, by regulations, specify the immunization standards to be used for compliance with this chapter, and may also, by regulation, revise the list of requested immunizations.
D.C. Code § 38-504 Notification of immunization information by school
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(a) With respect to any student for whom a school does not have certification of immunization, the school shall notify a responsible person: (1) That it has no certification of immunization for the student; (2) That it may not admit the student without certification (unless the s…
D.C. Code § 38-505 Attendance without certification
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A school shall permit a student to attend for not more than 10 days while the school does not have certification of immunization for that student. If immunization requires a series of treatments that cannot be completed within the 10 days, the student shall be permitted to attend…
D.C. Code § 38-506 Exemption from certification
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No certification of immunization shall be required for the admission to a school of a student: (1) For whom the responsible person objects in good faith and in writing, to the chief official of the school, that immunization would violate his or her religious beliefs; or (2) For w…
D.C. Code § 38-507 Immunization plan; suspension of chapter
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In order to implement the requirements of this chapter efficiently, the public health authorities may develop a plan under which immunization may be made available to students according to groups defined alphabetically, geographically, or by age or grade or otherwise, and upon ap…
D.C. Code § 38-508 Severability
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If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid, the remaining provisions and other applications shall not be affected.
D.C. Code § 38-601 Definitions
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For the purposes of this subchapter: (1) “Adult student” and “minor student” mean those terms as they are defined in § 499 of the Board of Education Rules, effective July 29, 1977 (5 DCMR 2099). (2) “Certified nurse practitioner” means a registered nurse who is licensed in the Un…
D.C. Code § 38-602 Examination requirements; certificates of health, testing for lead poisoning and dental health
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(a) Except as provided in § 38-603, each student attending prekindergarten through grade 12 in a public, public charter, private, or independent school in the District of Columbia shall furnish the school annually with a certificate of health completed and signed by a physician o…
D.C. Code § 38-603 Exemption for religious beliefs
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Certificates of health, testing for lead poisoning and dental health shall not be required under this subchapter, and no physical, lead poisoning or dental examination shall be required by the Mayor, if a minor student’s parent or guardian or an adult student submits in good fait…
D.C. Code § 38-604 Notice of noncompliance; attendance unaffected
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(a) No student shall be excluded from school on account of his or her failure to furnish a required certificate of health, testing for lead poisoning or dental health. If a certificate of health, testing for lead poisoning or dental health is not furnished when required, the prin…
D.C. Code § 38-605 Fee for examination by public health authorities; indigency
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A fee, based on rates to be established by the Mayor, shall be charged to a minor student’s parent(s) or guardian or an adult student when the student has been examined by public health authorities pursuant to this subchapter and the parent(s), guardian, or adult student is not i…
D.C. Code § 38-606 Duty to obtain treatment
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If a student is excluded from school pursuant to subchapter II of Chapter 1 of Title 7, it shall be his or her responsibility if an adult student, and the responsibility of his or her parent(s) or guardian if a minor student, to obtain any treatment necessary for him or her to re…
D.C. Code § 38-607 Student health files
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(a) The Board of Education, with respect to public school students, and the Mayor, with respect to private school students, shall establish uniform procedures requiring elementary and secondary schools in the District to maintain health files for each student. Each student’s heal…
D.C. Code § 38-608 Joint administration by Mayor and Board of Education; rules
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The Mayor and the Board of Education shall jointly administer this subchapter and each shall issue rules pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, to carry out its purposes.
D.C. Code § 38-609 Protection from liability
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Neither the District government or its agencies, officials, and employees nor any private school or its officials and employees shall be subject to civil or criminal liability for failing to recognize or communicate a need for treatment from information contained in a student’s h…
D.C. Code § 38-610 Reporting and studies of lead poisoning tests
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(a) The Mayor shall establish requirements for the mandatory reporting of all lead poisoning tests conducted in the District of Columbia. (b) The Mayor shall use the data collected in subsection (a) of this section to conduct an epidemiological study for the purpose of preventing…
D.C. Code § 38-621 Assignment to schools; hours; level of services; nurse or athletic trainer at sponsored athletic events; funding
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(a) A registered nurse shall be assigned to each District of Columbia (“District”) elementary and secondary public and public charter school a minimum of 12 hours per week during each semester and during summer school if a summer school program is operated. (b)(1) The minimum hou…
D.C. Code § 38-631 Definitions
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-632 Administration of medication by a public school employee
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Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-633 Requirements for the licensed practitioner
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Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-634 Rules and regulations for implementation of subchapter
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Repealed.
D.C. Code § 38-651.01 Definitions
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For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Emergency circumstances” means reasonably apparent circumstances that indicate that any delay in treatment would endanger the health or life of the student. (2) “Medication” means any prescription or non-prescription drug used t…
D.C. Code § 38-651.02 Possession and self-administration of medication
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A student may possess and self-administer medication at the school in which the student is currently enrolled, at school-sponsored activities, and while on school-sponsored transportation, in order to treat asthma, anaphylaxis, or other illness; provided, that: (1) The responsibl…
D.C. Code § 38-651.03 Medication action plan
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(a) A valid medication action plan shall include: (1) Written medical authorization, signed by a licensed health practitioner, that states: (A) The name of the student; (B) Emergency contact information for the responsible person; (C) Contact information for the licensed health p…
D.C. Code § 38-651.04 Medication administration training program
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(a) By July 1, 2008, the Mayor shall develop and implement a medication administration training program, which shall provide training and certification of employees and agents of a school to: (1) Administer medication to students with valid medication action plans who are not aut…
D.C. Code § 38-651.05 Administration of medication
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An employee or agent trained and certified pursuant to § 38-651.04 may administer medication to a student with a valid medication action plan; provided, that: (1) The responsible person has delivered the medication to be administered to the school; (2) The employee or agent is un…