Charter School Complaint Notice

California Education Code Requirements

California Education Code (EC) Section 47605(d)(4) states the following:

  • A charter school shall not discourage a pupil from enrolling or seeking to enroll in a charter school for any reason, including, but not limited to, academic performance of the pupil or because the pupil exhibits any of the following characteristics:
    • Academically low-achieving
    • Economically disadvantaged (determined by eligibility for any free or reduced price meal program)
    • English learner
    • Ethnicity
    • Foster youth
    • Homeless
    • Nationality
    • Neglected or delinquent
    • Race
    • Sexual orientation
    • Pupils with disabilities
  • A charter school shall not request a pupil’s records or require the parent, guardian, or pupil to submit the pupil’s records to the charter school before enrollment.
  • A charter school shall not encourage a pupil currently attending the charter school to disenroll from the charter school or transfer to another school for any reason (except for suspension or expulsion).
  • This notice shall be posted on a charter school’s Internet website and a charter school will provide copies of this notice (1) when a parent, guardian, or pupil inquires about enrollment; (2) before conducting an enrollment lottery, and (3) before disenrollment of a pupil

Complaint Procedures

In order to submit a complaint, complete the Charter School Complaint Form (available at: https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ch/documents/rescscomplaints0323.pdf) and submit the form to the charter school authorizer, electronically or in hard copy, to the following location:

Kit Carson Union Elementary School District
9895 Seventh Ave
Hanford, CA 93230
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (559) 582-2843

For all other inquiries and enrollment information, please contact the school at (877) 360-LEARN.

Written By:
Abi Lawrence