The comparability and availability of facilities for students with a disability shall be consistent with the approved intermediate unit or school district plan, which shall provide, by description of policies and procedures, the following:
- (1) Students with disabilities will be provided appropriate classroom space.
(2) Moving of a class shall occur only when the result will be:
- (i) To bring the location for delivery of special education services and programs closer to the students’ homes.
- (ii) To improve the delivery of special education services and programs without reducing the degree to which the students with disabilities are educated with students without disabilities.
- (iii) To respond to an emergency which threatens the students’ health or safety.
- (iv) To accommodate ongoing building renovations, provided that the movement of students with disabilities due to renovations will be proportional to the number of students without disabilities being moved.
- (v) That the location of classes shall be maintained within a school building for at least 3 school years.
(3) Each special education class is:
- (i) Maintained as close as appropriate to the ebb and flow of usual school activities.
- (ii) Located where noise will not interfere with instruction.
- (iii) Located only in space that is designed for purposes of instruction.
- (iv) Readily accessible.
- (v) Composed of at least 28 square feet per student.
Source
The provisions of this § 14.144 adopted June 8, 2001, effective June 9, 2001, 31 Pa.B. 3021.