Title 38, Educational Institutions.

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…

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.

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…

(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…

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…

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.

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.

(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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

(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…

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…

(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…

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…

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…

(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…

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.

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…

(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…

(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…

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…

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…

(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…

(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…

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…

(a) No employee or agent of a school shall administer medication in emergency circumstances to any student unless he or she has been trained and certified pursuant to § 38-651.04. (b) The Mayor shall obtain a standing order signed by at least one practicing physician licensed in …

By July 1, 2008, the Mayor shall develop a standardized form for posting emergency response information. The information shall be posted in all schools and shall include: (1) An explanation of the symptoms and possible consequences of conditions covered by this subchapter; (2) Th…

(a) A school shall keep the medication action plans in the school health suite or other designated, easily accessible location. (b) A school shall create and maintain a list of students with valid medication action plans, including the emergency contact information for each stude…

(a) A school may procure medication for the treatment of asthma, anaphylaxis, or other illness for use in emergency circumstances. The medication shall be properly stored and maintained in an easily accessible location. (b)(1) A school may receive medication to store for the trea…

(a) A school may deny a medication action plan pursuant to terms established by the Mayor. (b) A student who self-administers medication while at school, at a school-sponsored activity, or while on school-sponsored transportation for a purpose other than his or her own treatment …

The District, a school, or an employee or agent of a school shall be immune from civil liability for the good-faith performance of responsibilities under this subchapter; except, that no immunity shall extend to criminal acts, intentional wrongdoing, gross negligence, or wanton o…

(a) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter. (b) The Mayor may establish, by regulation, additional types of medication that a student may self-administer and other illnesses f…

(a) The Board of Education shall issue to each student of the public elementary schools, public junior high schools, and public senior high schools textbooks, workbooks, and adequate instructional materials for each core curriculum subject, free of charge, by the second week of e…

All books purchased by the Board of Education shall be held as property of the District of Columbia and shall be loaned to pupils under such conditions as the Board of Education may prescribe.

Parents and guardians of pupils shall be responsible for all books loaned to the children in their charge and shall be held liable for the full price of every such book destroyed, lost, or so damaged as to be made unfit for use by other pupils.

The Board of Education shall purchase for use in the public schools only such books and supplies as shall have been duly recommended by the Superintendent of Schools and formally approved by the Board of Education.

The Board of Education, in its discretion, is authorized to make exchange or to sell books or other educational supplies which are no longer desired for school use.

The Board of Education is authorized to provide for the necessary expenses of purchase, distribution, care, and preservation of said textbooks and educational supplies out of money appropriated under authority of this chapter.

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Financial literacy” means the ability to make informed decisions about one’s personal finances, based on an understanding of the principles of credit, debt, savings and investments, depository institutions, interest, and budgeting.…

The Mayor shall submit to the Council, within 180 days after August 15, 2008, a plan for the implementation of financial literacy education in public schools.

There is established the District of Columbia Financial Literacy Council to assist and advise the Mayor and the Council in promoting the financial literacy of the residents of the District.

(a) The Financial Literacy Council shall consist of 9 members, as follows: (1) One member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Council. (2) One member shall be appointed by the chairperson of the Council committee with oversight of the Department of Insurance, Securities, an…

The Financial Literacy Council shall: (1) Meet at least quarterly; (2) Create and operate under its own rules of procedure; (3) Develop a plan, to be submitted to the Mayor and the Council within 6 months after August 15, 2008, for the coordination of the District’s various finan…