permit the board of a school district to require that certain students receive instruction in alternative settings.

Added new Section 1 to chapter 13-28, permitting school boards to assign students to alternative instructional settings when they exhibit aggressive or violent behaviors that disrupt school operations or affect health and safety.

Added new Section 2 to chapter 13-28, requiring school districts to report annually (by the second Friday of June) to the Department of Education about students assigned to alternative settings during the school year.

Established data privacy protections for the annual reports, limiting disclosure to anonymized and aggregated data from all school districts combined.

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Added new definitions for 'alternative setting,' 'aggressive or violent behavior,' and 'disrupt' to clarify when alternative settings can be used.

Establishes criteria for student assignment to alternative settings based on aggressive or violent behavior that disrupts the classroom or affects health and safety.

Requires school boards to notify parents in writing and provide resources and training opportunities when assigning students to alternative settings.

Mandates referral to behavioral health specialists when alternative settings are outside the regular attendance center and assignments exceed five days.

Requires school boards to report annually to the Department of Education on students assigned to alternative settings, with data anonymized and aggregated.

Requires board review of alternative setting assignments every fifteen school days for assignments exceeding fifteen days.

Allows parents to appeal alternative setting assignments to the Secretary of Education within thirty days.

Added authority for school boards to delegate assignment decisions to superintendents or principals.