Tex. Education Code § 37.021
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 37.021, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 37.021. OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE COURSES DURING IN-SCHOOL AND CERTAIN OTHER PLACEMENTS.
Official statutory text
(a) If a school district removes a student from the regular classroom and places the student in in-school suspension or another setting other than a disciplinary alternative education program, the district shall offer the student the opportunity to complete before the beginning of the next school year each course in which the student was enrolled at the time of the removal.
(b) The district may provide the opportunity to complete courses by any method available, including a correspondence course, distance learning, or summer school.
(b) The district may provide the opportunity to complete courses by any method available, including a correspondence course, distance learning, or summer school.
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