Sec. 14.03.140. Emergency drills.
The principal or other persons in charge of each public or private school or educational institution shall instruct and train pupils by means of drills so that in an emergency they may be able to leave the school building in the shortest possible time without confusion or panic. Drills shall be held at least once […]
Sec. 14.03.150. Property insurance required.
(a) Each school district shall purchase and maintain or provide proof of adequate property insurance for the replacement cost of all school facilities and equipment. Insurance purchased to comply with this section may contain a deductible amount, if approved by the department. A school district may comply with this section by initiating and maintaining a […]
Sec. 14.03.160. Suspension or expulsion of students for possessing weapons.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school district shall (1) expel for at least one year a student who violates AS 11.61.210(a)(8) while possessing a firearm, as that term is defined under 18 U.S.C. 921; (2) suspend for at least 30 days, or expel for the school year or permanently, a student who […]
Sec. 14.03.127. Funding for Internet services.
(a) Each fiscal year, a district in which one or more schools qualify for a discounted rate for Internet services under the federal universal services program is eligible to receive an amount for each school that is equal to the amount needed to bring the applicant’s share to 25 megabits of download a second of […]
Sec. 14.03.130. Display of flags and pledge of allegiance.
(a) United States and Alaska flags shall be displayed upon or near each principal school building during school hours and at other times the governing body considers proper. The governing body shall require that the pledge of allegiance be recited regularly, as determined by the governing body. A person may recite the following salute to […]
Sec. 14.03.135. Dress code; natural hairstyles.
(a) A governing body may not adopt a school dress code that (1) prohibits a student from wearing a hairstyle that is associated with race; (2) prohibits a student from wearing a natural hairstyle, regardless of the student’s hair texture or type; in this paragraph, “natural hairstyle” includes braids, locs, twists, tight coils, afros, cornrows, […]
Sec. 14.03.080. Right to attend school.
(a) A child of school age is entitled to attend public school without payment of tuition during the school term in the school district in which the child is a resident subject to the provisions of AS 14.14.110 and 14.14.120. (b) A person over school age may be admitted to the public school in the […]
Sec. 14.03.083. Contracting for services.
(a) A school district may contract for educational services provided to students in the district by an agency that is accredited by the department under AS 14.07.020 and (b) of this section. (b) The department shall adopt regulations and establish program standards for educational services that may be contracted for by a school district. (c) […]
Sec. 14.03.085. Procurement preference for recycled Alaska products.
A school district shall comply with AS 29.71.050, except that in AS 29.71.050(b), “AS 29.71.040” is read as “AS 36.15.050,” and in AS 29.71.050(a) – (c) and (e), “municipal” and “municipality” are read as “school district.” In this section, “school district” does not include regional educational attendance areas.
Sec. 14.03.090. Partisan, sectarian, or denominational doctrines prohibited.
Partisan, sectarian, or denominational doctrines may not be advocated in a public school during the hours the school is in session. A teacher or school board violating this section may not receive public money.