LAC 28:CXV.1127. Preventive Programs

A. Preventive programs are those programs aimed at identifying and eliminating problems that impede student learning. B. Each LEA shall have a program on the prevention of crime and disruptive behavior. C. Each LEA may develop and implement, after submission to BESE for approval, a plan for the modification of approved course content and structure to produce interdisciplinary courses for purposes of enhancing dropout prevention programs. D. The governing authority of each public secondary school that issues student identification cards shall have printed on the cards and shall post on the school website the following information: 1. the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline hotline number, “988”; and 2. a local suicide prevention hotline number, if available. E. Each LEA shall adopt regulations to implement a program regarding behavioral and emotional challenges and referral for assessment. The program shall: 1. Assist school personnel in identification of signs and symptoms of student behavior that may indicate a student could be at risk of escalation into aggression, disruption, disciplinary actions including suspension or expulsion, or juvenile delinquency. 2. Designate a specific employee at each school who shall be responsible for identifying behavioral and mental health support services available in the community and, when appropriate, facilitating referral to services for assessment and treatment. 3. Provide consultation with the principal or designee and employee designated in Paragraph 2 of this Subsection to determine the likelihood that a student’s behavior could be attributable to behavioral or emotional challenges after any second disciplinary suspension of a student during the same school year. 4. Require that when behavior rises to the level in which supportive services could be beneficial, a parent conference is held to discuss the behavior and referral of the student and family to support services for assessment and treatment. 5. Submit an annual report to LDOE and the House and Senate Committees on Education by July first that reflects data from the previous school year regarding: a. the number of students identified as possibly having behavioral or emotional challenges; b. the number of students for which a conference was scheduled in accordance with this Subsection; and c. the number of students referred for assessment and supportive services in accordance with this Subsection.