If a California student needs to breastfeed or pump breast milk on a public school campus, the student has a right to a private space, to possess breastfeeding items, to make up work missed while breastfeeding, and to other reasonable accommodations. Right to a Private Room to Breastfeed or Pump
Parents have rights regarding their children’s sexual education. Whether to let a school instruct a student in sex ed is up to the family. Sexual Education Has Changed Do you remember your sex education classes in school? I do. I had a single one in the eighth grade. My sex
Have you ever walked into the school bathrooms your children use at school? As often schools have separate staff/adult and student bathrooms (a wise choice), probably not. The condition of student bathrooms may therefore be a big mystery! Questions About Student Bathrooms Do you know if the school bathrooms
Ultimately, parents ALWAYS had the choice of whether to send their kids to in-person school or not, ever prior to Coronavirus. Parents can enroll their kids in independent study, put them in a free charter school, create a private home school, or have students attend classes in the community part
Schools and students are in turmoil in California, with all pushed to distance education for fear of the “invisible enemy” aka Coronavirus. But what about the upcoming fall and the 2020-21 schoolyear? How will students return to school in the Coronavirus “new normal” and how will school restrictions be enforced? Imagine kids prior
California schools can be places of great joy, and terrible sorrow for students. We all know that students really can have it rough, and sometimes they don’t talk to their parents to let them know they are suffering. California public schools must, per state law, have a school Suicide Awareness
Life is rosy for most California public school students who can attend school daily. However, if a student has a chronic medical situation and is missing a lot of school, a “Chronic Illness Verification Form” may be needed. This form can protect the student and parent from truancy and other
Student bullying and sexual bullying are offenses that get students suspended or expelled. School sexual bullying is expellable in California whether it occurs in school, online, via social media, or otherwise, if it substantially disrupts the school environment. Online Sexual School Bullying, Legal Definition Online sexual bullying is defined by
(1) Diphtheria. (2) Hepatitis B. (3) Haemophilus influenzae type b. (4) Measles. (5) Mumps. (6) Pertussis (whooping cough). (7) Poliomyelitis (polio) (8) Rubella. (9) Tetanus. (10) Varicella (chicken pox).
With the raging hot sun in California, sun exposure is a serious concern for many parents. Consequences from sunburns can be painful and potentially dangerous. Can public schools deny students the ability to carry sunscreen or other sun-protection gear on campus? Generally, no. State Law Permits Sun Protection in Schools
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