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Policy Title: Students with Chronic Health Conditions
Policy Code: JLCF
Lead Department: Health Services

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Tucson Unified School District will provide appropriate educational opportunities for any student identified by a licensed medical doctor, podiatrist, or osteopath as having a chronic health condition that will affect regular school attendance.

Students with a chronic health condition are students who are unable to attend regular classes for intermittent periods of one or more consecutive days because of illness, disease, pregnancy complications, or accident but who are not homebound.

Instructional Provisions

  • The student's teacher will ensure that school work is available so that the student will be able to keep up with the classroom work. Credit will be given for completed course requirements.
  • Instructional provisions will be determined on an individual basis to ensure that students are provided an opportunity for continuous learning that is integrated into the regular education program as much as possible.
  • If the doctors have identified limitations for physical activity requirements, teachers shall provide flexibility and adaptation so the student may participate in the regular physical education program to the extent that their health permits. Staff members responsible for physical education activities programs shall develop and implement such guidelines.
  • Student absences will not be penalized if due to a certified chronic health condition.

Adopted: July 24, 2007

LEGAL REF: A.R.S. 15-346, Policies and Procedures Concerning Pupils with
Chronic Health Problems
15-902, Determination of Student Count
15-761, Special Education for Exceptional Children, Definitions
15-843, Pupil Disciplinary Proceedings

CROSS REF: IKE - Promotion, Retention and Acceleration of Students
JE - Student Attendance
IKA - Standards Based Grading
IHBF - Homebound Instruction
JR - Student Records

Replaces TUSD Policy & Regulation # 5501 Students with Chronic Health Conditions