Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1-111

A. Except as otherwise provided for by law, a school day shall

consist of not less than six (6) hours devoted to school activities.

A district board of education may elect to extend the length of one

(1) or more school days to more than six (6) hours and reduce the

number of school days as long as the total amount of classroom

instruction time is not less than one thousand eighty (1,080) hours

per year as required pursuant to Section 1-109 of this title.

B. A school day for nursery, early childhood education,

kindergarten, and alternative education programs shall be as

otherwise defined by law or as defined by the State Board of

Education. Except as otherwise provided for in this subsection, not

more than one (1) school day shall be counted for attendance

purposes in any twenty-four-hour period. Two (2) school days, each

consisting of not less than six (6) hours, may be counted for

attendance purposes in any twenty-four-hour period only if one of

the school days is for the purpose of parent-teacher conferences

held as provided for in Section 1-109 of this title.

C. Except as provided in subsection D of this section, students

absent from school in which they are regularly enrolled may be

considered as being in attendance if the reason for such absence is

to participate in scheduled school activities under the direction

and supervision of a regular member of the faculty or to participate

in an online course approved by the district board of education.

The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to provide for the

implementation of supplemental online courses which shall include,

but not be limited to, provisions addressing the following:

1. Criteria for student admissions eligibility;

2. A student admission process administered through the

district of residence, which provides the ability for the student to

enroll in individual courses;

3. A process by which students are not denied the opportunity

to enroll in educationally appropriate courses by school districts.

For the purposes of this section, "educationally appropriate" means

any instruction that is not substantially a repeat of a course or

portion of a course that the student has successfully completed,

regardless of the grade of the student, and regardless of whether a

course is similar to or identical to the instruction that is

currently offered in the school district;

4. Creation of a system which provides ongoing enrollment

access for students throughout the school year;

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5. A grace period of fifteen (15) calendar days from the first

day of an online course for student withdrawal from an online course

without academic penalty;

6. Mastery of competencies for course completion rather than

Carnegie units;

7. Student participation in extracurricular activities in

accordance with school district eligibility rules and policies and

any rules and policies of a private organization or association

which provides the coordination, supervision, and regulation of the

interscholastic activities and contests of schools;

8. Parent authorization for release of state test results to

online course providers, on a form developed by the State Department

of Education; and

9. A review process to identify and certify online course

providers and a uniform payment processing system.

D. Except as provided in paragraph 3 of this subsection,

students absent from school in which they are regularly enrolled

shall be given an excused absence if the reason for such absence is

to participate in scheduled 4-H activities or programs as approved

by the county 4-H educator. The number of excused absences allowed

pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the attendance

policy of the school district board of education.

1. Upon request from a school principal or attendance officer,

a 4-H educator shall provide documentation as proof of student
n for such absence is

to participate in scheduled 4-H activities or programs as approved

by the county 4-H educator. The number of excused absences allowed

pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the attendance

policy of the school district board of education.

1. Upon request from a school principal or attendance officer,

a 4-H educator shall provide documentation as proof of student

participation in an activity or program sponsored by 4-H.

2. Students shall be given the opportunity to make up any

schoolwork missed while they are participating in activities or

programs sponsored by 4-H. Students shall not have their class

grades adversely affected for lack of attendance or participation

due to their participation in activities or programs sponsored by 4-

H.

3. A school principal or his or her designee shall not credit a

student who participates in an activity or program sponsored by 4-H

with an excused absence if the participation occurs during:

a. the schedule established by the State Board of

Education for the administration of statewide student

assessments, or

b. any period of time for which the student has been

disciplined, suspended, or expelled, if the terms of

punishment would preclude the student from

participating in an educational field trip or

extracurricular activity.

E. Each district board of education shall adopt policies and

procedures that conform to rules for online courses as adopted by

the State Board. Such policies shall include criteria for approval

of the course, the appropriateness of the course for a particular

student, authorization for full-time students to enroll in online

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courses, and establishing fees or charges. No district shall be

liable for payment of any fees or charges for any online course for

a student who has not complied with the district's policies and

procedures. School districts shall not deny students the

opportunity to enroll in educationally appropriate courses and shall

provide an admissions process which includes input from the student,

the parent or legal guardian of the student, and school faculty.

F. Districts shall require students enrolled in online courses

to participate in the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act. Students

participating in online courses from a remote site will be

responsible for providing their own equipment and Internet access,

unless the district chooses to provide the equipment. Credit may

not be granted for such courses except upon approval of the State

Board of Education and the district board of education.

G. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a student who

transfers from the district in which the student resides to another

school district pursuant to the Education Open Transfer Act from

enrolling in a full-time virtual education program offered by the

receiving school district. A student who enrolls pursuant to this

subsection shall be subject to the provisions of Section 8-103.2 of

this title. The board of education of a school district with a

full-time virtual education program shall adopt a policy to

determine the number of transfer students the program has the

capacity to accept in each grade level, as provided for in Section

8-101.2 of this title.

H. Districts may provide students with opportunities for

blended instruction. "Blended instruction" shall mean a combination

of brick-and-mortar learning and virtual learning environments that

includes elements of a student's control over place, pace, and path

of learning. A student in blended instruction may work on virtual

courses at home or at school in a blended flex lab but shall

participate in at least one unit or set of competencies as defined

by Section 11-103.6 of this title at a physical school building in a

traditional classroom setting which is the academic equivalent of

one (1) hour per day for each instructional day in the school year
of learning. A student in blended instruction may work on virtual

courses at home or at school in a blended flex lab but shall

participate in at least one unit or set of competencies as defined

by Section 11-103.6 of this title at a physical school building in a

traditional classroom setting which is the academic equivalent of

one (1) hour per day for each instructional day in the school year

as defined by Section 1-109 of this title.

I. The school day for kindergarten may consist of six (6) hours

devoted to school activities.