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ii. Pursuant to a written request, to excuse a student from attendance for a family event

or visit a health care provider without requiring a note from the provider;

1. Riverdale Elementary may require a student to complete make-up work missed

due to an absence excused for a family event.

2. Riverdale Elementary may offer positive incentives for students to attend

school.

iii. Pursuant to a written request, to place a student in a specialized class or advance

course, based on multiple academic points;

iv. To initially select a teacher;

v. To request a change of teacher;

vi. To visit and observe any class the student attends;

vii. To meet with a teacher at a mutually agreeable time, other than regular parent/

teacher conferences.

C. Riverdale Elementary will

i. allow a student to earn course credit towards graduation without the course by testing

out of the course, or demonstrating competency in course standards.

ii. pursuant to a written request, excuse a student from taking a statewide or NAEP

testing.

D. The parental rights above do not include all rights that may be available to parents.

VIII. Notice to parents and students

A. This policy serves as notice to parents of their rights under Utah Code §53A-15-1502.

B. Riverdale Elementary will distribute the school’s Conduct and Discipline Policy to

students (including to students enrolled for the first time).

C. Parents will be notified and provided with an opportunity to acknowledge receipt of

Riverdale Elementary School’s discipline and conduct policy. [LEA’s should review its

discipline and conduct policy to ensure the policy includes a place for parent’s signature

acknowledging receipt of the discipline/conduct policy.]

D. Riverdale Elementary will notify a parent of a student’s violation of the discipline and

conduct policy, and allow a parent to respond to the notice in accordance with Chapter 11,

Part 9, School Discipline and Conduct Plans.