Section 451.290  Student Work Experience

a)         A school may, with the Superintendent's written approval, place students on work assignments to gain practical experience in the occupations for which they are being trained.

1)         The Superintendent shall approve a work experience program only when the school has provided an educational rationale for the program and has established a system for providing constant and direct educational supervision, monitoring, and evaluation for the program.

2)         The school shall identify the supervisor(s) of its student work experiences.

b)         If the sale of products or services is a necessary part of the school's course of instruction, the school shall not profit from such sale.

c)         A school may employ students in other than work experience and compensate them for such employment.