Homebound Instruction

Camp Lejeune Dependents Schools provides Homebound Instruction to those medically disabled students who cannot attend school.

Any student who is confined to a hospital or home for treatment or convalescence for an extended period of time may be eligible for homebound instruction. Parents are encouraged to request work from the student's teacher for shorter periods of school absence.

Sponsors of students requesting homebound instruction must submit a completed Physician Request for Homebound Instruction form (available from the school nurse or principal). This form must be completed by a physician describing the nature and extent of the illness, any physical or psychological limitations present and the anticipated length of time the student is expected to be incapacitated. This form must be reviewed and submitted by the physician at the beginning of each school semester if the need for homebound instruction continues.

Eligible students will be provided instruction based upon individual needs from 3 to 5 hours per week unless prohibited by impairment. Recipients of homebound instruction are considered to be in attendance and their work assignments will be used in consideration of classroom grades and promotion.

For students who have been found eligible for special education services, the IEP committee will decide on the appropriate length and amount of service based on the individual student's needs. All other requests for homebound instruction will be reviewed and a teacher will be provided on a case-by-case basis.