Complaint Notice
California Education Code Requirements
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.
Complaint Procedures
In order to submit a complaint, complete the Charter School Complaint Form and submit the form to the charter school authorizer, electronically or in hard copy, to the following location:
Columbia Elementary School District
10140 Old Oregon Trail
Redding, CA 96003
Complaint Form
Complaint Form
Complaint Form
Name: _________________________________________ Email Address: ________________________
Mailing Address: ______________________________________________________________________
Date of Problem: _________________________________ Phone Number: _____________________
Charter School (include address): ________________________________________________________
California Education Code (EC) Section 47605(d)(4) allows a parent or guardian to submit a complaint to the charter school authorizer when a charter school discourages a pupil's enrollment, requires records before enrollment, or encourages a pupil to disenroll. Please identify the basis for this complaint below, with specific facts, which support your complaint.
Basis of complaint (check all that apply):
____ Pupil was discouraged from enrolling or seeking to enroll in the charter school
____ Records were requested to be submitted to the charter school before enrollment.
____ Pupil was encouraged to disenroll from the charter school or transfer to another school.
Please provide further details:
Please file this complaint with the authorizer of the charter school listed on the preceding page electronically or in hard copy.