Durham Public Schools utilizes N.C. certified teachers to support the instructional needs of students medically restricted from attending school. 

  • Homebound teachers support students academically through assignments/textbooks and online materials provided by students classroom teachers. They provide the following:

    • instructional assistance in the home or library

    • assistance for students with new assignments

    • review of skills and concepts presented in the classroom

    • return completed assignments for grading by the classroom teachers

  • Students eligible for homebound instructional services must meet the following criteria:

    • Be enrolled in a Durham Public School

    • Experience absences that exceed four consecutive weeks of school

    • Present a medical necessity prohibiting full-time school attendance

    • Having written verification of a medical necessity is required from physician providing the medical care for each nine-week grading period.

    • The medical provider must provide the reason(s) for absence and the anticipated date of returning to school

    • Partial school attendance is encouraged to minimize the social and academic impact of extended school absence.

  • Important things to remember before you request to enroll your child in our homebound program:

    • Homebound instruction cannot replicate classroom instruction.

    • Homebound teachers do not assign or grade student work

    • Homebound is not available for students with brief absences of less than 20 consecutive days.

    • The school may limit the number of courses students can take during homebound as they miss all classroom instruction for the course taken.

    • The classroom teachers remain the primary contact and are the teachers of record authorized to evaluate student progress and assign grades.

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