Cal. Code Regs. tit. 5 § 3934

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 3934 - Isolation and Segregation of Pupils
(a) No program utilizing consolidated application funds shall sanction, perpetuate or promote the segregation of students on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, or socio-economic status.
(b) No program utilizing consolidated application funds shall:
(1) Create special tracks for the educationally disadvantaged;
(2) Establish adjustment, pregrade, or junior grade classes for the educationally disadvantaged; or
(3) Physically isolate children from their classmates on a scheduled daily basis, except in the following instances:
(A) At the elementary level, children who are assigned to a regular classroom teacher responsible for their instructional program may be moved temporarily to a physical location other than the regular classroom, provided that such assignment is based on a comprehensive diagnostic assessment of student needs until the diagnosed need has been alleviated. Such an alternate physical location includes, but is not limited to, a reading laboratory, a mathematics laboratory, a bilingual-bicultural learning center, an intergroup education learning center, a diagnostic clinic, or similar facilities where the specific needs of the student may best be served.
(B) At the secondary level, students may be assigned to a special class for one or more periods or their equivalent, provided that such assignment is based on a comprehensive diagnostic assessment of student needs and such assignment will terminate when the diagnosed need has been alleviated.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 3934