California Education Code Requirements

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California Education Code (EC) §47605(d)(4) states the following:

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• A charter school shall not discourage a pupil from enrolling or seeking to enroll in a charter school for any reason, including, but not limited to, academic performance of the pupil or because the pupil exhibits any of the following characteristics:

  • Academically low-achieving

  • Economically disadvantaged (determined by eligibility for any free or reduced price meal program)

  • English learner

  • Ethnicity

  • Foster youth

  • Homeless

  • Nationality

  • Neglected or delinquent

  • Race

  • Sexual orientation

  • Pupils with disabilities

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• A charter school shall not request a pupil’s records or require the parent, guardian, or pupil to submit the pupil’s records to the charter school before enrollment.

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• A charter school shall not encourage a pupil currently attending the charter school to disenroll from the charter school or transfer to another school for any reason (except for suspension or expulsion).

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• This notice shall be posted on a charter school’s Internet website and a charter school will provide copies of this notice (1) when a parent, guardian, or pupil inquires about enrollment; (2) before conducting an enrollment lottery, and (3) before disenrollment of a pupil.

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Complaint Procedures

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In order to submit a complaint, complete the Charter School Complaint Form and submit the form the to the charter school authorizer, electronically or in hard copy, to the following location:

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Kern County Superintendent of Schools

1300 17th Street - City Centre

Bakersfield, CA 93301

(661) 636-4000 | Email KCSOS

 

Click here to download Charter School Complaint Form

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