General minimum requirement for education

(1) Every operator registered and licensed under these Regulations shall recognize that it is the right of all residents to receive the necessary services to meet their educational needs and shall– (a) ensure that all residents three years and older are enrolled in an educational programme; (b) ensure that residents receive vision and hearing screening; (c) facilitates residents who are already in high school to remain in said high school; (d) ensure that new residents are enrolled in an educational programme within two weeks of being admitted into the facility; Social Service Agencies 95 (e) ensure that residents with special educational needs receive the service they require once such services are available; (f) individual case files contain a written plan addressing the educational needs of the resident. (2) Operators shall ensure that effective mechanisms are in place to work with local schools in order to meet the educational needs of all residents and that– (a) there is regular contact between the facility and (b) there is designated staff responsible for school functions; (c) necessary educational materials are available to residents; (d) there is adequate space for study and homework.