A school district, area vocational technical school, charter school, independent school, private school or non-public school may temporarily excuse a student from compulsory attendance on account of illness or other urgent reasons and provide that student homebound instruction while he or she is excused from school. Regulations require that the term "urgent reasons" be strictly construed not to permit irregular attendance at school. See 22 Pa Code § 11.25 in the Laws and Regulations section.

Medical documentation describing the need for Homebound instruction should be submitted to the building principal. There are teachers who will provide up to 2.5 hours of instruction in the home each week for the duration of the homebound period.