§221.5.  Placement in classrooms of children born at the same birth event; parental request; limitations

A.  In accordance with the provisions of this Section and effective with the 2008-2009 school year and thereafter, a parent of more than one child born at the same birth event may request that such children initially be placed in the same classroom or in separate classrooms if the children are enrolled in the same grade level at the same public elementary school.  At the time of making such request, appropriate school or school system employees may provide advice and information to the parent relative to such request and make recommendations to the parent regarding such placement.

B.  A request for the placement of a child pursuant to Subsection A of this Section shall be made to the superintendent of the school system in which the public elementary school is located or his designee no later than fourteen days after the first day of each school year or no later than fourteen days after the first day of attendance of the child during a school year if the child enrolls in school after the fourteenth day of a new school year.  Notwithstanding any law, rule, regulation, or school board policy to the contrary, the request by a parent for the initial placement of a child in a classroom in accordance with this Section shall be granted subject to change as provided by Subsection C of this Section.

C.  The initial placement of a child in a classroom in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be reviewed by the superintendent or his designee as soon as practicable after the end of the first grading period applicable to such child.  If the superintendent or his designee, in consultation with the school principal, the child's teachers, and the parent, determines that such initial placement is disruptive to the school or is not in the best educational interest of the child, the initial placement of the child shall be modified, and the child shall be placed in accordance with school board policy otherwise applicable to the child.

D.  For the purposes of this Section, the term "parent" shall mean the person responsible by law for the child's school attendance.

E.  The provisions of this Section shall apply only to children enrolled in a public elementary school through the second grade.

Acts 2008, No. 507, §1, eff. June 25, 2008.