LAC 28:IV.2115. Procedures for Disabled Students and Exceptional Children

A. As provided for in §703.A.5.b.ii, a core curriculum course shall be waived for a student who is a disabled student or an exceptional child, as defined in §301, whose school certifies that it has the following documentation. 1. For a student claiming the status of a disabled student: a. a written diagnosis from a person licensed or certified to diagnose the disability of the student, which diagnosis specifies the need for special accommodation by the student's high school; and b. a written statement from the principal of the high school that a plan of accommodation under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ("504 Plan") has been established, and the high school was unable to provide the special accommodation, or, if the special accommodation was provided by the high school, the failure to complete the specified core curriculum course was due solely to the student's diagnosed disability. 2. For a student claiming the status of an exceptional child: a. a written Individual Education Program (IEP) in accordance with R.S. 17:1941 et seq. and Louisiana Department of Education Bulletin 1706; and b. a written statement from the principal of the high school that the failure to complete the specified core curriculum course was due solely to the student's exceptionality. B. For disabled students graduating prior to the 1999-2000 high school academic year and who are requesting a waiver of a core curriculum course based upon their status as a disabled student, those students must provide the documentation provided in §2115.A.1 above, however, those students need not establish the existence of a 504 plan. C. A school official must obtain the consent from the student's parent or legal guardian, as required by law, prior to the release of information concerning a student who is requesting a waiver of a core course by reason of that student being a disabled student or an exception child. D. If a core curriculum course is waived based upon the determination that a student's disability or exceptionality, then the grade achieved for that course will not be included in the determination of the student's grade point average for purposes of qualifying for a TOPS Award.