§ 13-33-29 Granting of credit for distance learning courses not offered by South Dakota Virtual School prohibited--Exceptions.

SD Codified L § 13-33-29 (2019) (N/A)

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13-33-29. Granting of credit for distance learning courses not offered by South Dakota Virtual School prohibited--Exceptions. No school district may grant credit for any course successfully completed through distance learning as defined in § 13-33-20 unless the course is offered through the South Dakota Virtual School.

However, a school district may grant credit for a distance learning course offered through an entity other than the South Dakota Virtual School if any of the following conditions apply:

(1) The course is provided through an agreement among accredited school districts;

(2) The course is a university or postsecondary technical institute course taken by a student who is dually enrolled pursuant to the provisions of § 13-28-37;

(3) The course was previously taken through an accredited high school or other accredited provider by a student who subsequently transferred into the school district; or

(4) The course is not available through the South Dakota Virtual School and is pre-approved by the secretary of education.Source: SL 2007, ch 104, § 1; SL 2008, ch 82, § 4; SL 2014, ch 86, § 2.

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