2020 2021 District Informational Guide and Parents' Rights - LODI UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
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District Informational Guide and
Parents’ Rights
LODI UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
2020 - 2021
ENGLISH VERSIONLODI UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Board of Education Administration
Mr. Joe Nava, President Dr. Cathy Nichols-Washer
Mr. Ron Freitas, Vice President Superintendent
Mrs. Susan Macfarlane, Clerk
Mr. Ron Heberle Mr. Leonard Kahn
Mr. Gary Knackstedt Chief Business Officer
Mr. George Neely
Mr. Courtney Porter Mr. Mike McKilligan
Assistant Superintendent, Personnel
District Office Mr. Robert Sahli
James Areida Educational Support Center Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
1305 E. Vine Street
Lodi, CA 95240 Mr. Scott McGregor
Assistant Superintendent, Elementary Education
Information
331-7000/953-8111 Mr. Jeff Palmquist
www.lodiusd.net (i.e. policies, rules, exhibits) Assistant Superintendent, Secondary Education
Mission Statement
Lodi Unified School District will provide the best education for all students to be successful in life.
District Vision
Lodi Unified School District, in partnership with our community, provides a world class student-centered safe learning
environment that cultivates character, fosters academic excellence, embraces diversity, and empowers all students to
achieve their full potential.
District Goals
Prepare students with the integrity and skills required to adapt and succeed as responsible citizens in an ever-
changing world.
Be the employer of choice for highly qualified and creative people who reflect, value, and celebrate the rich diversity
of the district.
Provide curriculum and instruction that educates, challenges, and inspires all students.
Create and support a school environment in which all students, staff, and parents feel safe, secure and valued.
Ensure all students read at grade level by the end of third grade and maintain strong literacy skills throughout their
educational career.
Support a broad course of study that offers students the opportunity to develop and enhance interests, talents, and
skills in core academic, career preparation, and elective fields.
Adopted by the Board of Education December 4, 2018
00143898.1 2Schools…
Elementary Schools Middle Schools
Ansel Adams 9275 Glacier Point Dr., Stkn. 95212 Christa McAuliffe 3880 Iron Canyon Cr, Stkn. 95209
Beckman 2201 Scarborough Dr., Lodi, 95240 Delta Sierra 2255 Wagner Heights Rd., Stkn. 95209
Clairmont 8282 Lemans Ave., Stkn. 95210 Henderson 13451 N. Extension Rd., Lodi 95242
Clyde Needham 420 S. Pleasant Ave., Lodi 95240 Lodi Middle 945 S. Ham Ln., Lodi 95240
Creekside 2515 Estate Dr., Stkn. 95209 Millswood Middle 233 N. Mills Ave., Lodi 95242
Davis 5224 Morada Ln., Stkn. 95212 Morada Middle 5001 E. Eastview Dr., Stkn. 95212
Elkhorn (4-8) 10505 N. Davis Rd., Stkn. 95209
Ellerth E. Larson 2375 Giannoni Way, Lodi 95242 High Schools
Erma B. Reese 1800 W. Elm St., Lodi 95242 Bear Creek 10555 Thornton Rd., Stkn. 95209
George L. Mosher 3220 Buddy Holly Dr., Stkn. 95212 Liberty 660 W. Walnut St., Lodi 95240
George Washington 831 W. Lockeford St., Lodi 95240 Lodi High 3 S. Pacific Ave., Lodi 95242
Heritage 509 E. Eden St., Lodi 95240 Middle College 5151 Pacific Ave., Stkn. 95207
Houston (K-8) 4600 Acampo Rd., Acampo 95220 Plaza Robles 9434 Thornton Rd., Stkn. 95209
Joe Serna, Jr. Charter 4600 Acampo Rd., Acampo 95220 Ronald E. McNair 9550 Robert E. McNair Wy.,Stkn. 95210
John Muir 2303 Whistler Way, Stkn. 95209 Tokay High 1111 Century Blvd., Lodi 95240
Julia Morgan 3777 A. G. Spanos Blvd., Stkn. 95209
Lakewood 1100 N. Ham Ln., Lodi 95240 Other Schools
Lawrence 721 Calaveras St., Lodi 95240 Adult Education 542 E. Pine St., Lodi 95240
Leroy Nichols 1301 S. Crescent Ave., Lodi 95240 Lincoln Tech Academy 542 E. Pine St., Lodi 95240
Live Oak 5099 E. Bear Creek Rd., Lodi 95240 Lodi Career Ed. 421 S. Pleasant St., Lodi 95240
Lockeford (K-8) 19456 N. Tully Rd., Lockeford 95237 Horizon School 9434 Thornton Rd., Stkn. 95209
Lois E. Borchardt 375 Culbertson Dr., Lodi 95240 Sutherland/LOC 550 Spring River Cr., Stkn. 95210
Manlio Silva 6250 Scott Creek Dr., Stkn. 95219 Valley Robotics Academy 13451 N. Extension Rd., Lodi 95242
Oakwood 1315 Woodcreek Way, Stkn. 95209 Walter J. Katnich 13451 N. Extension Rd., Lodi 95242
Parklane 8405 Tam O’Shanter Dr., Stkn. 95210
Podesta Ranch 9950 Windmill Park Dr., Stkn. 95209 Early Intervention/Child Development
Sutherland 550 Spring River Cr., Stkn. 95210 Preschool Services 701 Calaveras St., Lodi 95240
Victor 17670 N. Bruella Rd., Victor 95253
Vinewood 1600 W. Tokay St., Lodi 95242 LUSD Alternative Learning Center
Wagner-Holt 8778 Brattle Pl., Stkn., 95209 Independence 13451 N. Extension Rd., Lodi 95242
Westwood 9444 Caywood Dr., Stkn. 95210
Woodbridge 1290 Lilac St., Lodi 95242 Special Education
Dorothy Mahin 5080 Armstrong Rd., Lodi 95240
Needham West 421 S. Pleasant Ave., Lodi 95240
Turner Academy 13520 E. Live Oak Rd., Lodi 95240
00143898.1 3School Rules…_____________________________
ATTENDANCE/ABSENCES approved. Students absent for
these reasons shall be allowed to Observation of Religious Holidays
The Board of Education believes complete all assignments and (Ed. Code §48205; District Policy
that regular attendance plays a tests that can reasonably be 5113)
key role in the success a student provided.
achieves in school. Maximum The Board of Education shall allow
classroom attendance and Home/Hospital-Bound Students students to be absent for the
participation are essential to the (Ed. Code §48206.3-48208) observance of a holiday or
student’s achievement and ceremony of his/her religion or
success. The Board of Education Students who are expected to be attendance at religious retreats.
encourages parents/guardians to unable to attend school due to Such absences shall be considered
schedule student’s non-school serious injury or illness for a excused, subject to administrative
activities and vacations during period of two weeks or more may regulations. Upon written request
non-instructional time. apply for home instruction. A by a student’s parent/guardian
The Board of Education recognizes physician must verify each and with the principal’s or
its responsibility under the law to student’s condition. Students with designee’s approval, a student
ensure that students attend mental health conditions must may be excused from school for
school on a regular basis. present authorization from a up to four (4) hours per semester
Parents/guardians of children physician and a treatment plan in order to attend a religious
between the ages of six and from their therapist. A student retreat.
eighteen are obligated to send with a temporary physical, mental
their children to school unless or emotional disability, who is BEHAVIOR AND DISCIPLINE
otherwise provided by law. hospitalized or receiving care in a School Rules and Discipline
residential health facility,
Residency Retention for excluding state hospitals, may
Migratory Children receive individual instruction from School rules are intended to
(Ed. Code 48204.7) the school district in which the protect the rights of all students
facility is located. Home and to promote a safe learning
In accordance with State law, the instruction applications are environment. Students are
District permits a pupil who is a available in the school office. accountable for their behavior
migratory child, to continue during school and school activities,
attending their school of origin or Responsibility lies with the as well on their way to and from
a school within the school district parent/guardian to notify the school and school activities.
of origin, regardless of any change school district regarding the Students are expected to follow
of residence of the pupil. student’s presence in the district. school rules and the directions of
all school staff. From the
Absences for Personal Reasons Confidential Medical Services beginning to the end of the class,
(Ed. Code §48205) (Ed. Code §46010.1) students must be free to learn.
Students are expected to show
Absences for justifiable personal By law, a student may be excused respect for all school staff and for
reasons, as determined by Board from school for the purpose of other students at all times.
policy, shall be excused. Such obtaining confidential medical Students are required to come to
reasons shall include, but are not services without the consent of class prepared to work and to stay
limited to, an appearance in court, the student’s parent/guardian. on task for the class period.
or an employment conference Otherwise, it is the practice of Lodi
when the parent/guardian has Unified School District (LUSD) not Additionally, students must
requested this absence in writing to release students without comply with the classroom rules
to the school principal and it is parental consent. as described by each teacher.
00143898.1 4When a student displays a parent conference; be automatically placed for 45
disruptive behavior in the evaluation for placement school days on social probation as
classroom, the teacher will first in another school or stated in Policy/Rule 6145 – Extra-
work with the student to alter that program; Curricular, Co-Curricular Activities.
behavior. If that effort fails, the a written contract A student placed on a No Fighting
student who continues to disrupt describing conditions for Contract may also be
the learning process will be improvement; automatically placed on a 45
referred to other school referral to a community or school day social probation.
authorities, administrators or law enforcement agency;
counselors for appropriate discipline, which may A student who physically blocks
discipline or corrective measures. include: restriction from school staff from breaking up a
participation in school fight, fails to disperse when
The school will notify parents, who activities, including recess directed by staff to do so, runs to
will be expected to aid in and graduation observe a fight, crowds around a
correcting the behavior. /promotion; detention; fight or interferes with any safety
Friday/Saturday School procedures at the scene of a fight
In general, students may not: (students bring school MAY be recommended for
have any weapon or work to do); removal from expulsion if the principal finds that
dangerous object; class and assignment to other means of correction are not
have or sell drugs or drug another school program; feasible or have repeatedly failed
paraphernalia, tobacco, suspension; and to bring about proper conduct
alcohol or other controlled expulsion. and/or that due to the nature of
substances; the act, the presence of the
fight, harm, threaten, Student Conduct Code student causes a continuing
harass, bully, or intimidate danger to the physical safety of
anyone; The District has developed a the student or others.
damage or take property Student Conduct Code, which
of others; more specifically lists the grounds Suspension and Due Process (Ed.
defy school authorities; for discipline and the range of Code §48900; District Policy
leave campus without consequences that may be 5144.1)
permission; imposed. This Student Conduct
falsify documents; Code is annually reviewed by Suspension is temporary removal
disrupt a class or school district staff and is available to all of a pupil from regular classroom
activity; parents and students each school instruction or from school by a
participate in any year. teacher or administrator for
gambling activity; adjustment purposes. Pupils may
skip school or be late to When a student has been involved be suspended from school in
class. in one fight or the second fight of accordance with law for a limited
a high school career, the period of time in an effort to
Students are required to meet administration shall initiate correct behavior. The grounds for
academic and citizenship significant interventions by suspension shall be those
standards in order to participate in inviting parents and student to a specified in Ed. Code 48900, and
extracurricular activities. school conference to review and no others.
sign the No Fighting Contract,
A copy of school rules and referring the student to conflict In accordance with the positive
discipline policies is available to management and/or counseling, concept of discipline in this
parents at each school. If a etc. district, the suspension of pupils is
student’s behavior violates school to be educational in nature and
rules, the school may make A student who is in possession or for the purpose of improving the
recommendations, including: under the influence of a controlled pupil’s adjustment and
counseling; substance, alcohol or tobacco may achievement in school. It should
00143898.1 5usually be imposed only when shall develop regulations for pupil c. Upon reasonable
other means of correction fail to expulsion that shall be in suspicion that a student or
bring about proper conduct. compliance with Ed. Code Sections individual is in possession
48900-48925. of a weapon or dangerous
Students have the right to due device.
process of law. Parents have the Truancy
right to appeal. The Board of (District Policy 5113) Use of Tobacco Products
Education wishes to provide all of (Ed. Code §48901)
the protection implicit in due LUSD shall participate in a county
process, and if after exhaustion of School Attendance Review Board The district prohibits the use of
all administrative appeals, the as allowed by law in order to meet tobacco products at all times on
Superintendent or the special needs of students with District property and in District
Superintendent’s designee school attendance or school vehicles. This applies to all
upholds the suspension by the behavior problems. employees, students, visitors, and
Principal, there will be no further
other persons at any school or
appeal. Possession of Weapons/
school-sponsored activity or
Dangerous Objects
The Superintendent shall develop (20 USC 7151; Ed. Code §48900 & athletic event. It applies to any
regulations for the use and control 48915; 49050-51) meeting on any property owned,
of pupil suspension, which shall be leased or rented by or from the
in compliance with Ed. Code State and federal laws require District.
Sections 48900-48925. expulsion for not less than one
Controlled Substances
year of any student who is
(Ed. Code §48900-48924; District
Expulsion determined to have brought a
Policy 5131.6)
(Ed. Code §48900; District Policy firearm to school or to have
5144.1) possessed a firearm at school.
All cases of possession and/or use
Students in possession of any
of controlled substances or
Expulsion is removal of a pupil knife, explosive or other
alcohol on school premises, or
from the immediate supervision dangerous object will be
during school related activities,
and control or the general suspended and possibly
shall result in suspension
supervision of school personnel. recommended for expulsion.
procedures. Pupils found selling
Expulsion is action taken by the State law mandates expulsion for
controlled substances will be
Board of Education for severe or students who knowingly possess a
recommended for expulsion.
prolonged breaches of discipline firearm or brandish a knife to
by a pupil. Expulsion, except for another person. At the secondary
If You Use, You Lose
single acts of a grave nature, is level, the Board of Education has
(Ed. Code §48902)
usually reserved for application authorized a metal detector
where there is a history of scanning and extended search
School authorities are required to
misconduct and where other program to deter the presence of
refer students suspended for
forms of discipline, including weapons and other dangerous
drug/alcohol offenses to law
suspension, have failed. devices. Such searches will take
enforcement. A student convicted
place at school or school related
in juvenile court of drug/alcohol
The grounds for expulsion shall be activities such as:
offenses may either lose his or her
those specified in Ed. Code Section
driver’s license for one year or
48900 and no others. a. Upon entrance into the
have his or her driving privilege
campus or school
delayed for one year.
In accordance with the CA Ed. buildings.
Code, students will be expelled for b. Upon entrance into a
Teacher Notification
committing serious crimes that are special event or athletic
(Ed. Code §49079)
related to school attendance or contest.
activities. The Superintendent
00143898.1 6The California Education Code discrimination based on Discord
requires school administrators to sex: BR/BR 5145.7 Websites offering
notify teachers of any student comment forums
who has been suspended or Student’s Title IX rights: or sections:
expelled for any reason except https://www.lodiusd.net/ Snapchat
tobacco use during the current or district/educational- Whisper
prior three years. services/secondary- Monkey
education/positive-school- MeetMe
Parental Class Attendance climate Omegle
(Ed. Code §48900.1) Yubo
A link to CDE’s Title IX Amino
The law allows teachers who website: Websites offering
suspend a student for committing https://www.cde.ca.gov/re/ image or video
an obscene act, engaging in di/eo/genequitytitleix.asp platforms:
habitual profanity or vulgarity,
The District’s student Instagram
disrupting school activities and/or
sexual harassment policy: Tik Tok
defiance of school authorities to
BP/BR 5145.7 Tumblr
request the pupil’s parent or
Twitter
guardian to attend the class(es)
The District’s hate violence Housepart
from which the student was
prevention policy: Live.me
suspended.
BP/BR 5137.1 YouNow
BP/BR 5145.9 Snapchat
FREEDOM FROM
A link to the CDE’s state-
DISCRIMINATION
The District’s anti- wide anti-discrimination,
discrimination, anti- anti-harassment and anti-
Anti-discrimination, Anti-
harassment, Anti-bullying, and harassment policy: bullying resources.
Suicide Prevention (Ed. Code BP/BR 5145.3
CDE Anti-Bullying:
§231.5, §221.8 District Policy/Rule The District’s policies and https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls
5145.3)
procedures on preventing /ss/se/bullyres.asp
bullying and cyberbullying: CDE Equal Opportunity &
The Lodi Unified School posts
BO/BR 5131.3 Access:
specific information in a
https://www.cde.ca.gov/r
prominent location on the A section on social medial e/di/eo/
District’s website in a manner that bullying with references to
is easily accessible to
all of the following Transgender Nondiscrimination
parents/guardians and students.
possible forums for social Policy
media bullying: (Board Policy/Rule 5145.3)
The links can be found at:
https://www.lodiusd.net Websites with free The district will uphold the rights
registration and of transgender students by
https://www.lodiusd.net/board-
ease of allowing transgender students
of-education/board-policies
registration: toparticipate in sex-segregated
Mylol school programs or activities
The linked information includes:
based on their gender
Websites offering
The District’s policy on identification. The district will not
peer-to-peer notify parents of individual
student suicide prevention: instant messaging:
BP/BR 5141.2 instances of transgender students
GroupMe participating in a program or
The District’s definition of Kik Messenger activity.
harassment and WhatsApp
00143898.1 7Parents may inform the school if These guidelines may help you Wellness Policy that, at a
they feel such participation would help your student: minimum:
be against their student’s religious
beliefs and/or practices or a Make homework and Includes goals for nutrition
violation of his/her privacy. A studying a priority, and education, physical
determination of how best to praise good homework activity, and other school-
accommodate the student will be habits. based activities that are
made. Help your student solve designed to promote
problems. student wellness.
STUDENT PROPERTY Take an active interest in Includes nutrition
your students’ work. guidelines for all foods
LUSD is not responsible for the Keep in touch with the available on each school
loss, through acts of vandalism or teacher and/or principal. campus during the school
theft, of students’ personal Provide a quiet place with day with the objectives of
property stored in lockers or good light for students to promoting student health
vehicles left at the school site. do homework. and reducing childhood
This includes but is not limited to obesity.
personal equipment, bicycles, TEXTBOOKS Establishes a plan for
backpacks, helmets, and measuring
skateboards. Some campuses Parental liability implementation of the
have video cameras for the (Ed. Code §48904) wellness policy.
purpose of detection and
investigation. Textbooks issued to students are HEALTH
the property of LUSD. All
Radios, boom boxes, iPods, iPads, textbooks must be kept clean and Immunization Requirements
eReaders, tablets, smart phones, handled carefully. Students will (Health & Safety Code §120335;
Cellular phones, other be required to pay for damaged or District Policy 5141.31)
technological devices, and other lost textbooks. The District may
items of a disruptive nature, are withhold the grades, diplomas, State law requires that for
not allowed. These items are participation in graduation unconditional admission to school,
subject to confiscation and may be ceremonies or transcripts of all pupils under 18 shall be fully
held until a parent or guardian students responsible for damage immunized according to
picks up the confiscated item or or loss of books or other property requirements of the State
until the end of the year. until the student or his/her Department of Health Services.
parents or guardians have paid for
HOMEWORK the damages or loss. Admission to kindergarten
requires protection against
Homework is an important part of STUDENT WELLNESS measles/mumps/rubella (MMR),
the students’ educational diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis
program. Homework practices are Physical Activity and Nutrition (whooping cough) (DTP, DTaP, or
encouraged at all grade levels to Policy Tdap), polio, Hepatitis B, and
fit the needs of the student. (District Policy 5030) Varicella (chicken pox).
Homework policies are available
from each school. Check with School Wellness Policy, Section All students entering into 7th grade
your school to see if they have a 204 of the Child Nutrition and (only) will need proof of a Tdap
homework hotline. Support and Women, Infants, and Children shot to start school.
encouragement from parents and (WIC) Reauthorization Act of 2004
guardians helps students succeed. mandates that all local All other entering pupils must be
Encourage your student to educational agencies participating up to date with immunization
understand homework in a federal meal reimbursement according to district policy and the
assignments before leaving school. program establish a Local School schedule provided by the State
00143898.1 8Department of Health Services. waived upon presentation of an Any pupil who is required to take,
Students may be exempted only appropriate certificate from a during the regular school day,
for medical reasons outlined in SB physician or optometrist. School medication prescribed for him or
277. nurses also administer color vision her by a qualified medical
tests once to male students. professional may be assisted by
A medical exemption requires a the school nurse or other
written statement from a licensed Physical Examination Refusal
designated school personnel or
physician, including the specific (Ed. Code §49451)
may carry and self-administer
nature and probable duration of
medical condition and A parent or guardian may file prescription auto-injectable
circumstances. In the event of an annually with the school principal epinephrine if the school district
outbreak of a disease for which a statement noting that he/she receives the appropriate written
the child has not been immunized, will not consent to a physical statements, including a written
he or she will be excluded from examination of his/her child. statement from the medical
school for the period of However, if there is good reason professional detailing the name of
communicability. Pupils who do to believe that the child is the medication, method, amount,
not comply with the requirements suffering from a recognized and time schedules by which the
shall be excluded from school. If contagious or infectious disease, medication is to be taken and a
you have questions about your he/she shall be sent home and not written statement from the
child’s immunization record permitted to return until school
parent, foster parent, or guardian
and/or admission status, please authorities are satisfied that any
of the pupil indicating the desire
contact your child’s school. contagious or infectious disease
that the school district assist the
does not exist.
Health Examination pupil in the matters set forth in
Requirements Medication the statement of the physician
(Health & Safety Code §124085) (Ed. Code §49423, §49423.1 ) and surgeon or physician
assistant.
State law requires parents of first Prescribed medication and over
grade students, upon enrollment, the counter medication may be
to provide a certificate of health given to your child at school or In order for a pupil to carry and
examination or sign a waiver for a your child may self-medicate self-administer prescription auto-
health examination. The health provided that: injectable epinephrine, the school
examination may be given up to
district shall obtain both a written
18 (eighteen) months before 1. It is prescribed by a
statement from a qualified
entering first grade. Parents are physician (or other
encouraged to obtain the health medical professional medical professional detailing the
examination during their child’s allowed by law) with name of the medication, method,
kindergarten year. detailed instructions and amount, and time schedules by
Kindergarteners are required to has the physician’s which the medication is to be
have an “oral health exam” by a signature; and taken, and confirming that the
dentist. 2. Current written request by pupil is able to self-administer
the parent/guardian is on auto-injectable epinephrine, and a
Eyesight file. You may request an written statement from the
(Ed. Code §49455) Administration of parent, foster parent, or guardian
Medication form from of the pupil consenting to the self-
Visual acuity screening is done your school site. You are
administration, providing a release
with parent/guardian permission required to bring your
for the school nurse or other
upon first enrollment and at least child’s medication to
every third year thereafter until his/her school of designated school personnel to
the student has completed the 8th attendance. consult with the health care
grade. The evaluation may be provider of the pupil regarding any
00143898.1 9questions that may arise with district does not maintain
regard to the medication, and coverage for individual students. Head Lice (Pediculosis)
releasing the school district and (Ed. Code §48213; District Policy
school personnel from civil liability Hearing 5141.33)
if the self-administering pupil (CAC Title 5, 2950-2951, Title 5,
suffers an adverse reaction as a 3027) The Board of Education believes
that the district’s head lice
result of self-administering
Hearing screening is annually management program should
medication pursuant to this
mandated for each pupil in emphasize the correct diagnosis
paragraph. kindergarten or 1st grade, 2nd, 5th, and treatment of head lice in
8th and 10th or 11th grade. This is order to minimize disruption of
done with your permission upon the education process and to
The District will accept a written first enrollment and at least every reduce the number of student
statement provided by a physician third year thereafter. The absences resulting from
or surgeon relating to a pupil evaluation may be waived upon infestation. Therefore, students
carrying and self-administering presentation of an appropriate having evidence of this condition
inhaled asthma medication, from certificate from a physician or shall be excluded from school until
a physician or surgeon who is audiometrist. they have been treated and
contracted with a prepaid health determined to be free of live head
plan operating lawfully under the Contagious or Infectious Disease lice.
laws of Mexico that is licensed as a
A child may be sent home, if for a Resuscitation Orders
health care service plan in this
good reason, he or she is believed
state. The written statement must to be suffering from a recognized The Board believes that staff
be provided in both English and contagious or infectious disease. members should not be placed in
Spanish and to include the name The child shall not be permitted to the position of determining
and contact information for the return until school authorities are whether or not to follow any
physician or surgeon. Statement satisfied that any contagious or parental or medical “do not
from such a physician or surgeon. infectious disease does not exist. resuscitate” orders. Staff shall not
accept or follow any such orders
If a student has any of the unless they have been informed
Continuing Program of problems described below, they by the Superintendent or designee
Medication must stay out of school until the that the request to accept such an
(Ed. Code §49480) symptoms have been completely order has been submitted to the
gone for a minimum of 24 hours: Superintendent or designee,
State law requires that Elevated temperature of signed by the parent/guardian,
parents/guardians notify the 100 degrees or higher and supported by a written
school when their child is on Vomiting statement from the student’s
continuing medication for a non-
Loose or runny bowel physician and an order from an
episodic condition (such as appropriate court.
movements
asthma, hay fever, hyperactivity,
Coughing and/or sneezing
diabetes, or epilepsy).
in the extreme and has a
nasal discharge of a
Medical and Hospital Services
yellow-green to green
(Ed. Code §49472)
color
Student has sores such as
Special voluntary medical
impetigo/ringworm that
insurance is available which will
are open and oozing and
cover pupils injured at school, at
the student will not
school-sponsored events, or while
tolerate having a bandage
being transported. The school
on for cover
00143898.1 10Your Rights and Responsibilities…_______________
PARENTS RIGHTS • The right to fair, Health Instruction Which Conflicts
consistent and respectful With Religious or Moral Beliefs
Under the Elementary Secondary treatment by staff (Ed. Code §51240-51246)
Education Act (ESEA) (Section members and other
111(h)(6)(a)), parents of students students. The education program in some
attending Title I schools may • The right to a hearing classes at some grade levels may
request and receive information before a penalty is include instruction about health.
on the professional qualifications imposed. When a student If such instruction conflicts with
of the student’s classroom has been referred for your religious or moral beliefs, you
teachers and paraprofessionals. some wrongdoing, that may advise the principal of your
To request this information, student should be school, in writing, not to include
please contact the site principal. afforded the opportunity your child in this phase of the
to offer his or her version instructional program.
STUDENT RIGHTS of the incident to school
authorities. Students’ Right to Refrain from
Students have rights, as do all • The right to seek redress Harmful or Destructive Use of
citizens, under the Constitution, as of grievances through the Animals
well as state law and district district grievance (Ed. Code §32255)
policy. Their rights include: procedure.
• The right to be heard. Students may, with written
Students are encouraged CONSENT PROCEDURES parental consent, ask to be
to voice constructive excused from participation in
criticism through Emergency Cards activities they feel would
appropriate channels, (Ed. Code §49408) constitute the harmful and
such as student destructive use of animals. If
government, student Your child’s school must have possible, the teacher will develop
advisory committees, information on file to assist them an alternate way for the student
school newspapers, in contacting the appropriate to obtain the same knowledge,
administrators, teachers, persons in an emergency. Parents information or experience.
counselors, and any other must fill in the cards completely
channels of on both sides, including all Unsafe School Option; Students
communication as long as pertinent health information and Right to Intradistrict Transfer
that process does not telephone numbers to call in an (USC7912; Ed. Code §5116.1)
substantially disrupt the emergency. Please fill out and
orderly operation of the return the cards to your child’s The Unsafe School Option states
school. (Ed. Code §48907) school as soon as possible. If that any student attending a
• The right to an education there is a change of address or “persistently dangerous” school or
in a safe, clean phone number for any person who becomes a victim of a violent
environment. listed on the card during the crime while in or on the school
• The right to full use of school year, please notify the grounds must be allowed to
class time for receiving school immediately. California law attend a safe public elementary
instruction and for allows students to leave school to school or secondary school within
learning. seek confidential medical services the LEA.
without parental consent.
00143898.1 11Sex Education, Venereal Disease only to grades 7 through 12; LEAs LUSD Nutrition Service
& HIV/AIDS must continue to obtain written Department is not obligated to
(Ed. Code §51550-51551 & 51820) parental permission prior to provide a free lunch to any
administration of the required student unless the student is
Family life education programs fifth grade module of the CHKS. eligible for the free/reduced meal
may be provided in grades Where prior written permission is program under the National
Kindergarten through 12. not required, SB 71’s provision for School Lunch Program. New
Venereal disease instruction may passive consent requires parental students, including kindergartners,
be provided in grades 7 through notification, opportunity for are considered to be full price
12, and instruction about AIDS inspection, and the ability to opt status until an application is
may be provided in grades 6 their child out of participation. approved. A new application must
through 12. If instruction about be filled out each year.
human reproductive organs and FINANCIAL LIABILITY
their functions, processes, and INFORMATION & RECORDS
diseases is included in your child’s Parents are responsible and
class, you will be notified in financially liable for acts of Privacy and Access
advance, and have an opportunity vandalism by their children. (Ed. Code §460-4979, 49408;
to inspect, review and evaluate Students known to be involved District Policy/Rule 5125)
the written or audiovisual may be suspended and/or
materials to be used. You will also expelled and subject to criminal Federal and state laws grant rights
be asked to inform the principal of charges. In addition, the district of privacy and access to students
your school in writing whether or may withhold a student’s grades, and to their parents. Absolute
not you wish your child to diploma, participation in access to all personally identifiable
participate in this instruction. graduation ceremonies and written records maintained by the
transcript until restoration for school district must be granted to:
Safe Arms for Newborns Law fines, fees and damages is made.
(Health & Safety Code §1255.7; • Parents/guardians of
Penal Code §271.5) Students may choose to students younger than age
participate in our meal programs 18, including the parent
Health and Safety Code 1255.7 but have a responsibility for all who is not the student’s
and Penal Code 271.5 provide that financial obligations. With the custodial parent
a parent may voluntarily surrender exception of students who are • An adult student, or a
physical custody of a minor child eligible to receive meals under the student under the age of
72 hours old or younger at a free/reduced meal program, 18 years who attends a
hospital emergency room or other students shall pay on a per-meal postsecondary institution,
designated location without being basis or submit payments in in which case the student
subject to prosecution for a advance. Students and their alone shall exercise rights
violation of certain crimes, such as parents/guardians shall be related to his/her student
child abandonment. notified whenever their account records and grant consent
has reached a negative balance by for the release of records
Parental Consent Requirements letter, phone and/or notices sent • Parents/guardians of an
and the California Healthy Kids home. A student is allowed a adult student with
Survey (CHKS) maximum charge up to three disabilities who is age 18
(Ed. Code §51938(b)) lunches. A reimbursable courtesy years or older and has
meal with a choice of fruit, been declared
Effective January 1, 2004, districts vegetable and milk may be incompetent under state
have the option of administering provided by the cafeteria under law
the CHKS in grades 7 through 12 certain circumstances of
using either active or passive nonpayment for a full price meal. The following persons or agencies
parental consent. However, the shall have access to those
option for passive consent applies particular records that are
00143898.1 12relevant to their legitimate aid program, except when to declaring the minor
educational interest or other students opt out or are student a ward of the
legally authorized purpose: permitted by the rules of court or involving a
the Student Aid violation of a condition of
• Parents/guardians of a Commission to provide probation, subject to
student age 18 or older test scores in lieu of the evidentiary rules specified
who is a dependent child GPA in Welfare and Institutions
as defined under 26 USC • Federal, state and local Code 701
152 officials, as needed for an • Any judge or probation
• Students who are age 16 audit, evaluation, or officer for the purpose of
or older or who have compliance activity conducting a truancy
completed the 10th grade related to a state or mediation program for a
• School officials and federally funded student or for the purpose
employees with a education program and in of presenting evidence in
legitimate educational accordance with a written a truancy petition
interest agreement developed pursuant to Welfare and
• Members of a school pursuant to 34 CFR 99.8 Institutions Code 681
attendance review board • Any county placing agency • Any foster family agency
(SARB) who are authorized acting as an authorized with jurisdiction over
representatives of the representative of a state currently enrolled or
district and any volunteer or local educational former students for
aide age 18 or older who agency which is required purposes of accessing
has been investigated, to audit or evaluate a those students’ records of
selected, and trained by state or federally grades and transcripts and
the SARB to provide supported education any individualized
follow-up services to a program education program
referred student • Any person, agency, or developed and maintained
• Officials and employees of organization authorized in by the district
other public schools, compliance with a court • A student age 14 years or
school systems, or order or lawfully issued older who is both a
postsecondary institutions subpoena homeless student and an
where the student intends • Any district attorney who unaccompanied minor as
or is directed to enroll, is participating in or defined in 42 USC 11434a
including local, county, or conducting a truancy • An individual who
state correctional facilities mediation program or completes items 1-4 of the
where educational participating in the caregiver’s authorization
programs leading to high presentation of evidence affidavit pursuant to
school graduation are in a truancy petition Family Code 6552 and
provided, or where the • A district attorney’s office signs the affidavit for the
student is already for consideration against a purpose of enrolling a
enrolled, as long as the parent/guardian for minor in school
disclosure is for purposes failure to comply with • A caseworker or other
related to the student’s compulsory education representative of a state
enrollment or transfer laws or local child welfare
• The Student Aid • Any probation officer, agency or tribal
Commission, for the district attorney, or organization that has legal
purpose of providing the counsel of record for a responsibility for the care
grade point average (GPA) minor student for the and protection of a
of all district students in purposes of conducting a student, provided that the
grade 12 to the Cal Grant criminal investigation or information is directly
postsecondary financial an investigation in regards related to providing
00143898.1 13assistance to address the writing by the person(s) organizations such as: the news
student’s educational authorized to have access to the media; law enforcement; military
needs pupil record. Access will be recruiters; colleges/universities;
• Appropriate law provided not later than five (5) and companies that manufacture
enforcement authorities, business days following the date class rings, publish yearbooks or
in circumstances where of the request. The principal will provide photographs. In addition,
Education Code 48902 see that explanations and photographs of students may be
requires that the district interpretations are provided, if taken occasionally by the news
provide special education requested. media and by the district for
and disciplinary records of publicity including print and social
a student with disabilities Parents or eligible students may media venues. Student
who is suspended or seek to challenge any part of an information which is released may
expelled for committing individual record they believe is include the following:
an act violating Penal inaccurate or inappropriate. They Name
Code 245 may receive a copy of the records Grade level
• Designated peace officers at a reasonable cost per page. Address
or law enforcement District policies and procedures Telephone number
agencies in cases where relating to types of records, Date of birth
the district is authorized directory information, persons Major field of study
by law to assist law and organizations permitted Participation in officially
enforcement in access to student information, and recognized activities and
investigations of procedures to challenge records sports
suspected criminal are available through the principal Weight and height of
conduct or kidnapping and or from the district’s Coordinator members of athletic teams
a written parental of Child Welfare & Attendance at Dates of attendance
consent, lawfully issued (209) 331-7055. Degrees and awards
subpoena, or court order received
is submitted to the When a student moves to a new Most recent school
district, or information is district, records must be attended
provided to it indicating forwarded upon the request of the
that an emergency exists new school district. At the time of If you do not want the district to
in which the student’s transfer to a California district, the disclose directory information
information is necessary parent (or eligible student) will be from your child’s education
to protect the health or notified by the receiving school records without your prior written
safety of the student or district and may review/receive a consent, you must notify the
other individuals copy (at a reasonable fee) and/or district in writing by the end of the
challenge the records. If you second week following the start of
When disclosing records for the believe the district is not in the school year.
above purposes, the compliance with federal
Superintendent or designee shall regulations regarding privacy, you No directory information of a
obtain the necessary may file a complaint with the student identified as a homeless
documentation to verify that the United States Secretary of Health child or youth as defined in 42 USC
person, agency, or organization is and Human Services, Washington 11434a shall be released, unless
a person, agency or organization D.C. 20202. the parent/guardian, or a student
that is permitted to receive such if he/she is 18 years old, has
records. Student Information provided written consent that
(District Policy/Rule 5125.1) directory information may be
Parents or eligible students may released.
review their individual records by Student directory information may
making a request to the principal. be released, as permitted by law.
Requests should be made in This includes release to
00143898.1 14EQUAL ACCESS opportunity policies and the filing more major life activity
of grievances, or requests for (these include, but are not
Nondiscrimination/Harassment copies of the district’s grievance limited to, caring for
Policy procedures, may be directed to: oneself, performing
(Federal Regulation Title IX; Positive School Climate manual tasks, seeing,
District Policy/Rule 5145.3) Coordinator, Enrique Avalos, 1305 hearing, eating, sleeping,
E. Vine Street, Lodi, CA 95240. walking, standing, lifting,
The Board of Education desires to https://www.lodiusd.net/district/ bending, speaking,
provide a safe school environment educational-services/secondary- breathing, learning,
that allows all students equal education/positive-school-climate reading, concentrating,
access and opportunities in the thinking, communicating,
district’s academic and other LUSD recognizes its obligation to and working. A major life
educational support programs, provide overall program activity also includes, but
services and activities. The Board accessibility throughout the is not limited to functions
prohibits, at any district school or district for disabled persons. of the immune system,
school activity, unlawful Contact the Positive School normal cell growth,
discrimination, including Climate Coordinator, Enrique digestive, bowel, bladder,
discriminatory harassment, Avalos at (209) 331-7976 to obtain neurological, brain,
intimidation, and bullying of any information about the existences respiratory, circulatory,
student based on the student’s and location of services, activities endocrine, and
actual or perceived race, color, and facilities that are accessible to reproductive functions);
ancestry, national origin, and useable by disabled persons. Has a record of such
nationality, ethnicity, ethnic group impairment; or
identification, age, religion, Inquiries regarding federal laws Is regarded as having such
marital or parental status, physical and regulations concerning non- impairment.
or mental disability, sex, sexual discrimination or the district’s
orientation, gender, gender compliance may also be directed In order to fulfill its obligation
identity, or gender expression or to: U.S. Department of Education under Section 504, LUSD
association with a person or group Office for Civil Rights, Old Federal recognizes a responsibility to
with one or more of these actual Building, 50 United Nations Plaza, avoid discrimination in policies
or perceived characteristics. Room 239, San Francisco, CA and practices regarding its
94102 (415) 556-7000; TTY (415) personnel and students. No
This policy shall apply to all acts 556-6806. discrimination against any person
related to school activity or to https://www2.ed.gov/about/offic with a disability will knowingly be
school attendance occurring es/list/ocr/docs/tix_dis.html permitted in any of the programs
within a district school. and practices in the school system.
Nondiscrimination Policy on
Any student who feels that he/she Disability The school district has specific
has been subjected to unlawful (Rehabilitation Act §504) responsibilities under the
discrimination described above or Rehabilitation Act, which include
in district policy is strongly The Rehabilitation Act (Section the responsibility to identify and
encouraged to immediately 504) is a federal law that prohibits evaluate students, and if the child
contact the compliance officer, discrimination against persons is determined to be eligible under
principal, or any other staff with a disability in any program Section 504, to afford access to
member. In addition, any student receiving federal financial appropriate educational services.
who observes any such incident is assistance. The law defines a If the parents or guardians
strongly encouraged to report the person with a disability as anyone disagree with the determination
incident to the compliance officer who: made by the professional staff of
or principal, whether or not the Has a physical or mental the school district, there are
alleged victim files a complaint. impairment that specific steps identified as part of
Inquiries regarding the equal substantially limits one or the appeal process, with the final
00143898.1 15step being a hearing with an education, consolidated receipt of the complaint. This
impartial hearing officer. If there categorical aid programs, sixty (60) day time period may be
are questions on these policies, career/technical, Indian extended by written agreement of
please contact the district’s education, migrant education, the complainant. The LEA person
Administrative Director of Special vocational education, child care responsible for investigating the
Services/SELPA at (209) 331-7061. and development programs, child complaint shall conduct and
nutrition programs and special complete the investigation in
Uniform Complaint Procedure education programs. Adult accordance with sections 4680 –
(UCP) Education, Consolidated 4687 and in accordance with local
Categorical Aid Programs, Migrant procedures adopted under section
For students, employees, parents Education, Career Technical and 4621.
or guardians of its students, school Technical Programs, Child Care
and district advisory committees, and Developmental Programs, The complainant has a right to
appropriate private school officials Child Nutrition Programs, Special appeal the LEA’s Decision to the
or representatives, and other Education Programs, Federal California Department of
interested parties. Safety Planning Requirements, Education (CDE) by filing a written
and as it relates to the Local appeal within 15 days of receiving
The Lodi Unified School District Control Funding Formula (LCFF) the LEA’s Decision. The appeal
has the primary responsibility to and the Local Control and must include a copy of the
insure compliance with applicable Accountability Plan (LCAP). complaint filed with the LEA and a
state and federal laws and copy of the LEA’s Decision.
regulations and has established Complaints must be filed in writing
procedures to address allegations with the following compliance Civil law remedies may be
of unlawful discrimination and officer: available under state or federal
complaints alleging violation of discrimination laws, if applicable.
state or federal laws governing Name and/or title of Compliance In appropriate cases, an appeal
educational programs. Officer: Enrique Avalos, may be filed pursuant to
Coordinator of Positive Education Code Section 262.3. A
The Lodi Unified School District School Climate complainant may pursue available
shall investigate and seek to Address: 1305 E. Vine Street, Lodi, civil law remedies outside of the
resolve complaints using policies CA 95240 LEA’s complaint procedures.
and procedures known as the Telephone: (209) 331-7976 Complainants may seek assistance
Uniform Complaint Procedure https://www.lodiusd.net/district/ from mediation centers or
(UCP) adopted by our local Board. educational-services/secondary- public/private interest attorneys.
Unlawful discrimination education/positive-school-climate Civil law remedies that may be
complaints may be based on imposed by a court include, but
actual or perceived sex, sexual Complaints alleging discrimination are not limited to, injunctions and
orientation, gender, ethnic group must be filed within six (6) months restraining orders.
identification, race, ancestry, from the date the alleged
national origin, religion, color, discrimination occurred or the A copy of the Lodi Unified School
mental or physical disability, age, date the complainant first District UCP policy and complaint
or on a person’s association with a obtained knowledge of the facts of procedures is attached to this
person or group with one or more the alleged discrimination, unless document as Exhibit A and shall be
of these actual or perceived the time for filing is extended by available free of charge at the
characteristics, in any program or the Superintendent or his/her district office.
activity that receives or benefits designee.
from state financial assistance. Uniform Complaint/Williams
The UCP shall also be used when Complaints will be investigated Settlement Procedures
addressing complaints alleging and a written decision or report (District Policy/Rule
failure to comply with state will be sent to the complainant 1312.3/1312.4/3555)
and/or federal laws in adult within sixty (60) days from the
00143898.1 16Board Policies 1312.3 and 3555 STUDENT PROGRESS performance level is reported in
contains information regarding REPORTING terms of:
the district’s uniform complaint (District Policy 5124)
procedures (as required by Title 5 1. Standard Not Met
of the California Code of Student academic achievement 2. Standard Nearly Met
Regulations). The uniform and citizenship shall be evaluated, 3. Standard Met
complaint procedures have been recorded, and reported to 4. Standard Exceeded
adopted to ensure that the district parents/guardians each marking Our goal is that all students
complies with state and federal period. The assessment of a achieve a level of 3 or 4.
law in specific programs, including student’s achievement shall be Information about skills related to
assurance that sufficient used to determine immediate and responsibility and issues of
textbooks must be available to all future guidance, development and attendance are also included.
students, and school facilities academic growth of the student.
must be clean, safe, and in good Students, parents/guardians and Individual parent conferences are
repair, along with allegations of appropriate school personnel will used to report student progress to
discrimination and sexual be informed of the student’s parents. During these
harassment. progress. conferences, tests and examples
of student work and the student’s
The district’s uniform complaint The first formal step in the report card are discussed, as well
procedure describes the appeal reporting procedure is Back-to- as each child’s individual
and review processes. The School-Night. The purpose of this strengths, weaknesses and needs.
Coordinator of Positive School meeting is to introduce parents to: There is time to develop a
Climate has been designated as the teacher, class, and school cooperative assistance plan for
the person who is responsible for rules, policies and procedures, the child, discuss homework,
receipt and processing of school programs and personnel. minimum competencies, discipline
complaints, and following the Parents are given grade level issues, and answer parent
guidelines of the Williams Act student expectations at this questions and concerns. In
(SD550 & AB33301). Copies of the meeting. addition, parents are encouraged
Uniform Complaint Form or to communicate with teachers
Williams Complaint Form may be Elementary School Reporting through personal notes and/or
obtained at the school office, at telephone calls.
the district office, or downloaded Quarterly report cards are a
from the district’s website at vehicle for teachers to 1st Reporting Period
lodiusd.net. You may also communicate a student’s
download a copy of the California academic performance to parents. Back-to-School-Night
Department of Education All schools in California have been Individual Parent Conferences
complaint form from the following aligning teaching, learning, and Student Report Card
website: assessments with the Common
http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/cp/uc. Core State Standards. 2nd – 4th Reporting Periods
The person filing the complaint Academic performance levels will
may pursue action in civil court or, be reported in the areas of Parent conference if:
in some instances, a complaint of reading, writing, listening and Student is working below
discrimination with a federal civil speaking, English Language grade level.
rights agency. The district Development (for English Learners Quality of work is
prohibits retaliation against any only), mathematics, social science, unsatisfactory.
participant in the complaint and science. Students will receive Student did not meet
process. Each complaint shall be an academic performance level for minimum competency
investigated promptly, equitably, each subject, which indicates criteria.
and in a way that respects the achievement of the standards in
privacy of all parties concerned. that content area. Academic Middle School Reporting
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