§ 115C‑234.5.  Remote academy enrollment.

(a) A student shall not be assigned to attend a remote academy without parental consent. A local school administrative unit shall require an application to secure parental consent prior to enrollment of a student in a remote academy.

(b) A local school administrative unit shall identify characteristics for successful remote learning and establish criteria for admittance to a remote academy and shall make that information available to parents.

(c) A student may not be denied admission to a remote academy solely on the basis that the student is a child with a disability. If a student is admitted to a remote academy, that student's IEP team, as defined in G.S. 115C‑106.3, or section 504 team, 29 U.S.C. § 794, must plan for a successful student entry and accommodations necessary to provide for a free appropriate public education in the remote academy.

(d) A local school administrative unit may reassign a student to an in‑person school within that unit during the school year if the local board of education determines that an in‑person school would better ensure academic success for that student. The local board of education may delegate this authority to the superintendent.

(e) A remote academy in a local school administrative unit shall comply with the requirements of G.S. 115C‑301 with regards to class size. (2022‑59, s. 2(a); 2022‑74, s. 7.13(c).)