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Durham Public Schools utilizes N.C. certified teachers to support the instructional needs of students medically restricted from attending school.
- Homebound teachers support students academically through assignments/textbooks and online materials provided by students classroom teachers. They provide the following:
- instructional assistance in the home or library
- assistance for students with new assignments
- review of skills and concepts presented in the classroom
- return completed assignments for grading by the classroom teachers
- Students eligible for homebound instructional services must meet the following criteria:
- Be enrolled in a Durham Public School
- Experience absences that exceed four consecutive weeks of school
- Present a medical necessity prohibiting full-time school attendance
- Having written verification of a medical necessity is required from physician providing the medical care for each nine-week grading period.
- The medical provider must provide the reason(s) for absence and the anticipated date of returning to school
- Partial school attendance is encouraged to minimize the social and academic impact of extended school absence.
- Important things to remember before you request to enroll your child in our homebound program:
- Homebound instruction cannot replicate classroom instruction.
- Homebound teachers do not assign or grade student work
- Homebound is not available for students with brief absences of less than 20 consecutive days.
- The school may limit the number of courses students can take during homebound as they miss all classroom instruction for the course taken.
- The classroom teachers remain the primary contact and are the teachers of record authorized to evaluate student progress and assign grades.
- Homebound teachers support students academically through assignments/textbooks and online materials provided by students classroom teachers. They provide the following: