Students Returning from Other Placement

Students returning from mental health services, a residential facility, or any other placement shall be presumed to return to their general education setting in their sending LEA. AEDY Programs may not be used as a transitional placement for a students that have been charged or convicted of a crime, returning from a mental health, or residential placement unless the student is currently disruptive as per 24 P.S. § 19-1901-C (5).  As with any other student being transferred to an AEDY Program, students returning from placement are entitled to an informal hearing prior to and only if the definition of "disruptive student" is met before placement in an alternative education program.

Students returning from Children and Youth placements, Residential Treatment Facilities, moving into a new district from another district and/or moving into district from another state may be placed into an AEDY Program in accordance with 24 P.S. §§ 19-1901-C et seq. after an informal hearing and only if the definition of "disruptive student" is met.