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