Watertown Public Schools

30 Common Street, Watertown MA 02472

Civil Rights

Watertown Public Schools >Human Resources

 

Homebound Instruction

The schools may furnish homebound instruction to those students who are unable to
attend classes for at least four consecutive weeks due to a physical injury, medical
situation, suspension, or a severe emotional problem. The instruction is designed to
provide maintenance in the basic academic courses so that when a student returns to
school he/she will not be at a disadvantage because of the illness or the hospitalization.
To qualify for the program the student needs a written statement from a medical doctor
requesting the homebound instruction, stating the reasons why, and estimating the time
the student will be out of school. This statement needs to be sent to the Director of Student
Services.


Homebound instruction is offered in basic elementary subjects and in secondary subjects
which do not require laboratories and special equipment, subject in all cases to the
availability of qualified teachers.


Certified teachers are assigned to homebound instruction by the Director of Student
Services with the approval of the Superintendent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Updated February 2008