Within thirty days of receipt of the objection, the school board shall issue a response denying the parent's objection or describing an implementation plan to immediately exempt the child from the policy, practice, or procedure.
Parents and guardians may appeal a school board s denial by filing such appeal with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education within fifteen days of the issuance of the denial.
A parent or guardian shall be awarded one thousand five hundred dollars or the total amount of the parent or guardian's contributions to local property taxes in the preceding year, whichever is greater, if the school district fails to show by clear and convincing evidence that it responded as required by the act. Such award shall only be used for the child's educational expenses.
MATT KIMMINAU
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