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Appendix 2: RJUHSD Parent Rights

Roseville Joint Union High School District Parental Rights Statement

Parents have the right to:

  • Enter schools that celebrate and validate the language and culture of all children;
  • Have district employees communicate with you in a language you understand;
  • Have school site office personnel make all efforts to communicate effectively and comprehensively with you;
  • Receive parent notification in a language you are able to understand;
  • Be an active participant in your child’s education;
  • Request parent conferences, including meetings with the principal and staff;
  • Form and participate in an English Learner Advisory Committee at your child’s school;
  • Form and participate in the District English Learner Advisory Committee;
  • Participate in School Site Councils and any other parental organization.
  • Be provided with a full written description and, upon your request, a spoken description of courses of study and all educational opportunities offered by the school district and available to your child;
  • Be provided with a full written description of the educational materials to be used in the programs available in the school;
  • Be informed of any change in your child’s educational placement before it occurs;
  • Decline placement for your child in structured English-language immersion and request placement in an English-language Mainstream Program;
  • Refuse to agree to a parental exception waiver to allow placement of your child in a primary-language class;
  • Receive parental exception waiver procedures in writing and, if requested, provided orally;
  • Be informed in writing of the waiver approval, in a timely manner;
  • Be informed in writing of the reason(s) for any waiver denials, in a timely manner;
  • Be informed of the procedure for appealing any waivers.

See also RJUHSD Board Policy 5020 and RJUHSD Staff Rule 5020