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Haverford board reviews updates to homebound education, enrollment and nonresident-eligibility policies
Summary
Board members and staff reviewed revisions to Policy 137 (homebound/home education), Policy 200 (enrollment) and Policy 202 (nonresident students), directed administrative edits to ARs and scheduled first reads at the next regular meeting.
The Haverford Township School District Board reviewed proposed revisions to three district policies on Oct. 9, focusing on definitions for home education participation, updates to enrollment documentation and clarifications on when nonresident students may be enrolled.
District administrators said the changes aim to align policy language with state school code and recent Pennsylvania Department of Education guidance while making administrative regulations (ARs) easier for families and staff to use. Dr. Hayes introduced the policy review and said the updates relate to enrollment, homebound education and district residency.
Justin Barbetta, who presented revisions to Policy 137 (home education/homebound education), said the "primary additions or revisions to policy 137 in home education programs" were a definition update for co‑curricular and extracurricular…
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