21 NCAC 30 .0636             WAIVER OF SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS DURING DISASTER OR EMERGENCY

(a)  If the Governor declares a state of emergency, classroom hours of supervised instruction that are not hands-on may be provided online, despite the requirement in Rule .0602(8) of this Subchapter.

(b)  For a student to receive credit in a course that is not hands-on, the student shall attend, in-class or online, 75 percent of the instructional hours of the course and shall also make up missed instructional hours to equal no less than 98 percent of the instructional hours in the course, pursuant to Rule .0620(11) of this Subchapter.

(c)  Schools shall not be required to revise the Student Enrollment Agreement required by Rule .0629 or School Catalog required by Rule .0630 to reflect the exceptions listed in this Rule.

(d)  The exceptions in this Rule shall only apply during the effective period of the state of emergency.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-626;

Emergency Adoption Eff. April 17, 2020;

Temporary Adoption Eff. July 24, 2020;

Eff. April 1, 2021.