Home & Hospital Instruction Application
Availability of Individualized Instruction for a pupil with temporary disability in the hospital or at home (EC §§48206.3, 48207-48208):
Home & Hospital Instruction (HHI) is available to all BUSD students who are unable to attend school for 30 days or more due to physical or mental incapacity. Students must have authorization from a medical doctor and the school district to enroll.
HHI provides individualized instruction to students whose temporary disability makes attendance in the regular day classes or alternative education program in which the student is enrolled impossible or inadvisable.
A temporary disability is defined as a physical, mental or emotional disability incurred while a student is enrolled in regular day classes or an alternative education program, and after which the student can reasonably be expected to return to regular classes or an alternative education program without special intervention.
HHI student instruction is in grade level Math, Science, History, and English. Students who are with an HHI teacher for a quarter or more may receive grades from that HHI teacher. This program helps ensure that students, regardless of circumstance, can keep up with their education.
Families can apply for an extension of HHI by submitting another application after the first 30 days are finished. HHI is a temporary program and does not meet all graduation or A-G requirements for 9th-12th grade students. Students in HHI may not be concurrently enrolled in any other school.
HHI is not an interim placement for students waiting to be placed in another program or school, and is only for students with serious medical conditions. Note: Students with IEPs must have an IEP placement meeting before moving to HHI. HHI is not a program of special education.
*CA Department of Education HHI description cde.ca.gov/sp/eo/hh/hhprogramsummary.asp