The Opportunity Education Program is an option that provides support to help students overcome learning barriers, such as those that might prompt students to drop out of school in the first place.  This program provides a supportive environment with specialized… Read More ›

All California public school students must satisfy the CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exam) requirement, in addition to other state and local requirements, in order to receive a high school diploma. The CAHSEE requirement can be satisfied by passing the… Read More ›

A school district may permit access to pupil records to any person for whom a parent of the pupil has given written consent specifying the records to be released (California Education Code Section 49075(a)). A student does not need parental… Read More ›

The California school system takes truancy very seriously.  They define a truant as a student missing more than 30 minutes of instruction without an excuse three times during the school year must be classified as a truant and reported to… Read More ›

Police can interview students in school without parental permission, but must stop if a student asks for a parent to be present.  Police must only notify a parent if the child is being removed from the custody of the school… Read More ›

Yes. Students who have not been properly immunized according to the Health and Safety Code will be excluded from attending school (California Education Code Section 48216). To find immunization requirements, refer to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 120325) of Part… Read More ›