Title EDC — California Educ. Code

(a) A school district operating one or more high schools, a charter school, or a private secondary school shall not make or enforce a rule subjecting a high school pupil to disciplinary sanctions solely on the basis of conduct that is speech or other communication that, when enga…

(a) At the beginning of the first semester or quarter of the regular school term, the governing board of each school district shall notify the parent or guardian of a minor pupil regarding the right or responsibility of the parent or guardian under Sections 35291, 46014, 46015, 4…

The notification required pursuant to Section 48980 shall include information regarding pesticide products as specified in subdivision (a) of Section 17612.

(a) (1) Until June 30, 2026, the notification required pursuant to Section 48980 for pupils admitted to, or advancing to, grade 6 shall include a notification to the pupil’s parent or guardian containing a statement about the state’s public policy described in subdivision (a) of …

(a) The notification required pursuant to Section 48980 for the parents or guardians of pupils admitted to, or advancing to, grades 11 and 12 shall include information on local apprenticeship programs and preapprenticeship programs as follows: (1) A school district shall use the …

(a) (1) At the beginning of the first semester or quarter of the regular school term, a local educational agency shall notify the parents or guardians of pupils admitted to, or advancing to, grades 7 to 12, inclusive, of any dual enrollment or International Baccalaureate courses …

The notice shall be provided at the time of registration for the first semester or quarter of the regular school term. The notice may be provided using any of the following methods: (a) By regular mail. (b) If a parent or guardian requests to receive the notice in electronic form…

(a) The notice shall be signed by the parent or guardian and returned to the school. Signature of the notice is an acknowledgment by the parent or guardian that he or she has been informed of his or her rights but does not indicate that consent to participate in any particular pr…

If any activity covered by the sections set forth in Section 48980 will be undertaken by the school during the forthcoming school term, the notice shall state that fact and shall also state the approximate date upon which any of such activities will occur. (Enacted by Stats. 1976…

No school district shall undertake any activity covered by the sections set forth in Section 48980 with respect to any particular pupil unless the parent or guardian has been informed of such action pursuant to this article or has received separate special notification. (Enacted …

(a) If 15 percent or more of the pupils enrolled in a public school that provides instruction in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, speak a single primary language other than English, as determined from the census data submitted to the department pursuant to Sectio…

(a) A local educational agency shall inform the parents or guardians of each enrolled pupil about all of the following: (1) The dangers associated with using synthetic drugs that are not prescribed by a physician, such as fentanyl. (2) The possibility that dangerous synthetic dru…

(a) (1) A local educational agency shall inform, through a notice in the manner prescribed in this section, the parents or guardians of each enrolled pupil of California’s child access prevention laws and laws relating to the safe storage of firearms, including, but not limited t…

The governing board of a school district or county office of education shall upon request disseminate the guidelines adopted by the State Department of Education pursuant to Section 33308.1 to parents or guardians of minor pupils in the primary language of the parent or guardian.…

The Legislature finds and declares that the protection against corporal punishment, which extends to other citizens in other walks of life, should include children while they are under the control of the public schools. Children of school age are at the most vulnerable and impres…

(a) For the purposes of this section, “corporal punishment” means the willful infliction of, or willfully causing the infliction of, physical pain on a pupil. An amount of force that is reasonable and necessary for a person employed by or engaged in a public school to quell a dis…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) While it is appropriate to intervene in an emergency to prevent a pupil from imminent risk of serious physical self-harm or harm of others, restraint and seclusion are dangerous interventions, with certain known practic…

The following definitions apply to this article: (a) “Behavioral restraint” means “mechanical restraint” or “physical restraint,” as defined in this section, used as an intervention when a pupil presents an immediate danger to self or to others. “Behavioral restraint” does not in…

A pupil has the right to be free from the use of seclusion and behavioral restraints of any form imposed as a means of coercion, discipline, convenience, or retaliation by staff. This right includes, but is not limited to, the right to be free from the use of a drug administered …

An educational provider may use seclusion or a behavioral restraint only to control behavior that poses a clear and present danger of serious physical harm to the pupil or others that cannot be immediately prevented by a response that is less restrictive.

An educational provider shall avoid, whenever possible, the use of seclusion or behavioral restraint techniques.

(a) An educational provider shall not do any of the following: (1) Use seclusion or a behavioral restraint for the purpose of coercion, discipline, convenience, or retaliation. (2) Use locked seclusion, unless it is in a facility otherwise licensed or permitted by state law to us…

(a) A local educational agency that meets the definition of a “local educational agency” specified in Section 300.28 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations shall collect and, no later than three months after the end of a school year, report to the department annually on t…

Notwithstanding Section 49006, the data collection and reporting requirements contained in this article shall be conducted in compliance with the requirements of the Civil Rights Data Collection of the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights imposed pursua…

(a) This article applies with regard to all pupils, including individuals with exceptional needs. For an individual with exceptional needs, if a behavioral restraint or seclusion is used, the procedures for followup contained in subdivisions (e), (f), (g), and (h) of Section 5652…

For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Educational activity” means an activity offered by a school, school district, charter school, or county office of education that constitutes an integral fundamental part of elementary and secondar…

(a) A pupil enrolled in a public school shall not be required to pay a pupil fee for participation in an educational activity. (b) All of the following requirements apply to the prohibition identified in subdivision (a): (1) All supplies, materials, and equipment needed to partic…

(a) Commencing with the 2014–15 fiscal year, and every three years thereafter, the department shall develop and distribute guidance for county superintendents of schools, district superintendents, and charter school administrators regarding the imposition of pupil fees for partic…

(a) A complaint of noncompliance with the requirements of this article may be filed with the principal of a school under the Uniform Complaint Procedures set forth in Chapter 5.1 (commencing with Section 4600) of Division 1 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations. (b) A …

(a) A pupil or former pupil, unless emancipated at the time the debt is incurred, shall not owe or be billed for a debt owed to a public school or school district. (b) A public school or school district shall not, because of a debt owed to the public school or school district, ta…

It is the intent of the Legislature that opportunities for participation in interschool athletic programs in public high schools of the state be provided on as equal a basis as is practicable to male and female students. The costs of providing these equal opportunities may vary a…

It is the intent of the Legislature that opportunities for participation in athletics be provided on an equitable basis to all students. It is the further intent of the Legislature that females be given the same opportunity to participate in athletics and compete with other femal…

Insofar as practicable, in apportioning public funds school district governing boards shall apportion amounts available for athletics to ensure that equitable amounts will be allocated for all students, except that allowances may be made for differences in the costs of various at…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no public funds shall be used in connection with athletic programs conducted under the auspices of a school district governing board or any student organization within the district, which do not provide facilities and opportunities for …

(a) Prior to assuming a paid or volunteer position to work with pupils in a pupil activity program sponsored by a school district, all noncertificated candidates shall obtain an Activity Supervisor Clearance Certificate from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing pursuant to sub…

(a) Sixty days after the posting of the United States Anti-Doping Agency Guide to Prohibited Substances and Prohibited Methods of Doping on the Internet Web site of the department pursuant to subdivision (b), dietary supplements, as defined by subsection (ff) of Section 321 of Ti…

(a) A school may not accept a sponsorship from a manufacturer of a dietary supplement described in subdivision (a) of Section 49030, or from the distributor of a dietary supplement described in subdivision (a) of Section 49030 whose name appears on the labeling of the dietary sup…

(a) (1) Effective December 31, 2008, each high school sports coach shall have completed a coaching education program developed by his or her school district or the California Interscholastic Federation that meets the guidelines set forth in Section 35179.1. (2) The coaching educa…

The California Interscholastic Federation shall amend its constitution and bylaws to require, as a condition of participation in interscholastic sports, that school districts effective July 1, 2006, upon the notification provided pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 49030, shal…

(a) The State Treasurer may accept voluntary contributions for the purpose of offsetting costs of training coaches pursuant to Sections 35179.2 and 35179.3. Contributions received by the State Treasurer shall be deposited in the California Coaching Education Fund, which is hereby…

(a) The last two full weeks in April and the last two full weeks in September shall be known as “high school voter education weeks,” during which time persons authorized by the county elections official shall be allowed to register students and school personnel on any high school…

(a) The administrator of a high school, or his or her designee, may appoint one or more pupils who are enrolled at that high school to be voter outreach coordinators. (b) A voter outreach coordinator may coordinate voter registration activities on his or her high school campus th…

No school employee shall conduct a search that involves: (a) Conducting a body cavity search of a pupil manually or with an instrument. (b) Removing or arranging any or all of the clothing of a pupil to permit a visual inspection of the underclothing, breast, buttocks, or genital…

Nothing in this article shall be construed to affect the admissibility of evidence in subsequent juvenile or criminal proceedings.

(a) On or before June 1, 2024, the department shall develop evidence-based best practices for restorative justice practice implementation on a school campus and make these best practices available on the department’s internet website for use by local educational agencies to imple…

(a) Commencing with the 2024–25 school year, all of the following shall apply to recess provided by a public elementary school: (1) (A) Recess shall be at least 30 minutes on regular instructional days and at least 15 minutes on early release days and may be provided in one or mo…

The governing board of a community college district may provide in each college within the district an organized and functioning counseling program. Counseling shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (a) Educational counseling in which the student is assisted …

Commencing with the 1997–98 fiscal year, community college districts, to the extent that funding is provided in the annual Budget Act, may provide counseling and matriculation services for students enrolled in credit courses and students enrolled in noncredit courses, according t…

Any information of a personal nature disclosed by a student 12 years of age or older in the process of receiving counseling from a school counselor as specified in Section 72620 is confidential. Any information of a personal nature disclosed to a school counselor by a parent or g…

The governing board of a community college district may establish auxiliary organizations for the purpose of providing supportive services and specialized programs for the general benefit of its college or colleges. As used in this article, “auxiliary organization” may include, b…