| Bay Village City School District |
| Bylaws & Policies |
2460.01 - SURROGATE PARENTS FOR DISABLED STUDENTS
The Board of Education establishes the following policy to comply with R.C. 3323.05 to assure the procedural safeguards of disabled students.
Ohio R. C. 3323.05 provides that:
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"The State Board of Education shall establish procedures to assure that disabled children and their parents are guaranteed procedural safeguards in decisions under this chapter relating to the identification, evaluation, or educational placement of a disabled child or the provision of education of related services under this chapter." |
These policies and guidelines affect resident students of the School District who are identified or presumed to be disabled, and:
| A. | whose parents are unknown, or cannot be identified, | |
| B. | whose parents are unavailable or cannot be located. A student's parents are considered to be "unavailable" if they cannot be located after a "reasonable effort" on the part of the District or agency responsible for the student, | |
| C. | who is a ward of the State. A student is presumed to be a ward of the State (for special education purposes) when the student has been placed in the temporary or permanent custody of a state or local agency. The assigned social worker will function as the parent surrogate in cases where custody has been transferred to the local child welfare agency. |
Upon determination that a student is in need of a Surrogate Parent, the Superintendent shall, within thirty (30) days, appoint a Surrogate Parent in accordance with R.C. 3323.05.
The Surrogate Parent will be sent a formal letter of appointment, one (1) copy of which will be placed in the student's permanent records.
R.C. 3323.05, 3323.051
20 U.S.C. 1401 et. seq.
A.C. 3301-51-02(F)