Charter School Enrollment Rights

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California Education Code Requirements 

California Education Code (EC) Section 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: 

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• 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 dis-enroll 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 inquiries about enrollment; (2) before conducting an enrollment lottery, and (3) before disenrollment of a pupil. 

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