Charter School Complaint Notice


California Education Code Requirements


California Education Code (EC) Section 47605(d)(4) (https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/ codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=47605&lawCode=EDC) states the following:


* 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


* 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.
* 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).
* 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.