Education

To revisit later – stub

Ok, so I’ve known for a while that education is broken. I’ve been homeschooling with an IEP and a charter.

I’m finally ready to take more action.

Public schools will not work for my child.

There are a variety of private or non-public schools (NPS) that would work.

We cannot afford the private pay option.

School systems can (and until they can’t, it will be very hard to rebuild the education system, so overloading them is really the goal).

How do I legally get the school system to pay for an NPS without the step of allowing my child to be harmed/traumatized?

If I attend class with him, I can protect him.

I have no intention of arriving before 10am for my own mental health.

Truancy – Attendance Improvement (CA Dept of Education)

EC Section 48260:

(c) For purposes of this article, a valid excuse includes, but is not limited to, the reasons for which a pupil shall be excused from school pursuant to Sections 48205 and 48225.5 and may include other reasons that are within the discretion of school administrators and, based on the facts of the pupil’s circumstances, are deemed to constitute a valid excuse.

(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 432, Sec. 1. (AB 2616) Effective January 1, 2013.)

California Education Code Section 48225.5 (public.law)

Reasons for Excused Absences

EC Section 48205:

(a) Notwithstanding Section 48200, a pupil shall be excused from school when the absence is:

(1) Due to the pupil’s illness, including an absence for the benefit of the pupil’s mental or behavioral health. The state board shall update its illness verification regulations, as necessary, to account for including a pupil’s absence for the benefit of the pupil’s mental or behavioral health within the scope of this paragraph.

(7) For justifiable personal reasons, including, but not limited to, an appearance in court, attendance at a funeral service, observance of a holiday or ceremony of the pupil’s religion, attendance at a religious retreat, attendance at an employment conference, or attendance at an educational conference on the legislative or judicial process offered by a nonprofit organization, when the pupil’s absence is requested in writing by the parent or guardian and approved by the principal or a designated representative pursuant to uniform standards established by the governing board of the school district.

(12) Authorized at the discretion of a school administrator, as described in subdivision (c) of Section 48260.

(b) A pupil absent from school under this section shall be allowed to complete all assignments and tests missed during the absence that can be reasonably provided and, upon satisfactory completion within a reasonable period of time, shall be given full credit therefor. The teacher of the class from which a pupil is absent shall determine which tests and assignments shall be reasonably equivalent to, but not necessarily identical to, the tests and assignments that the pupil missed during the absence.

(d) Absences pursuant to this section are deemed to be absences in computing average daily attendance and shall not generate state apportionment payments.

The California Code of Regulations Title 5, Section 421 states that the verification of illness or quarantine shall be made in accordance with any reasonable method which establishes the fact that the pupil was actually ill or under quarantine, if the method has been approved by a school district governing board or a county board of education. For verifying a chronic illness, districts like San Juan Unified School District have adopted a special form to verify the chronic illness. Appreciation is extended to staff members of the San Juan Unified School District who permitted the CDE to use their Chronic Illness Verification Form as an example for statewide use.

San Juan Unified School District’s Chronic Illness Verification Form
The Chronic Illness Verification Sample Form allows parents to excuse absences due to a specific medical condition with the same authority as a medical professional.

Child Welfare & Attendance – Attendance Improvement (CA Dept of Education)

District does not accept any CIVF that does not have
the expected frequency of episodes, length of absence, diagnosis, appropriate
symptoms listed, Provider’s or Medical Group letterhead/business card attached
and appropriate signature(s). Please return the form to parent for completion.
2) The school site may fax the CIVF back to the Provider’s office to verify the
document’s authenticity. An administrator or their designee must refuse
acceptance of any CIVF found to be fraudulent.
3) Schools will only code absences V when the parent provides written verification
listing one or more reasons specified on the form under “Symptom(s)”. Phone
calls are not acceptable

San Juan Unified School District’s Chronic Illness Verification Form

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search string: ca state board of education “illness verification” regulations

To do: Bill Text – SB-14 Pupil health: school employee and pupil training: excused absences: youth mental and behavioral health. (ca.gov)

filedownload.ashx (sanjuan.edu)

Child Welfare & Attendance – Attendance Improvement (CA Dept of Education)

Search Results (CA Dept of Education)

15 rights parents have in public schools | Parenting (greatschools.org)

Can Parents Observe Children’s Classrooms & Placements? | The Wrightslaw Way

Special Education Rights for Children and Families – special_famlaw_selfhelp

California Truancy Laws – Rules for Parents & Minor Children (shouselaw.com)

California Education Code Section 48203 (public.law)