A Reference Guide of the Bakersfield City School District

Rights and ResponsibilitiesSchool Attendance of Suspended Student’s Parent or GuardianWhen a student is suspended from a class because he/she committed an obscene act, engaged in habitual profanity orvulgarity, disrupted school activities or otherwise willfully defied valid staff authority, the teacher may request theparent or legal guardian of a student to attend a portion of the school day in his or her classroom. Parental attendancemay be required on the day the student returns to class or within one week thereafter. Required parent attendanceapplies only to a parent/guardian who lives with the student.A written notice that the parent/guardian's attendance is required pursuant to law will be provided (Education Code48900.1) This notice will also inform the parent/guardian when his or her presence is expected, procedures to arrangean alternate date and ask the parent/guardian to meet with the principal or designee after the classroom visit and beforeleaving school.Exemptions from the parental compliance requirement may be provided for reasons such as serious illness/injury/disability, absence from town or inability to get release time from work.Education Code 48900.1 and Board Policy 601.3Cooperating with Law Enforcement Concerning a Registered Sex OffenderIn order to protect pupils while they are attending school or a school-related activity, the District respondsappropriately when a law enforcement agency provides a notice about registered sex offenders who may reside or workwithin district boundaries. However, it is acknowledged that the sole responsibility for assessing the relative dangersof sex offenders and for protecting the public against sex offenders lies with law enforcement and not the District.Local law enforcement agencies will: (1) determine whether further disclosure of information will enhance publicsafety and (2) identify the appropriate scope of the disclosure. The District will receive and communicate informationabout registered sex offenders residing within district boundaries to the extent authorized by law.Law enforcement agencies have the legal authority to establish a disclosure plan when they determine a danger existsfrom a registered sex offender. Although the school district does not change or add to law enforcement’s disclosureplan, a parent or interested person can access information about registered sex offenders directly from law enforcement.California’s registered sex offender database is located on the California Office of the Attorney General’s website athttp://www.meganslaw.ca.gov/. This site provides a parent access to information on persons required to register inCalifornia as sex offenders. This database may be searched by a sex offender’s specific name, ZIP Code and city/county listings may be obtained. A detailed personal profile information on each registrant may be obtained, and a mapapplication to search a neighborhood or anywhere throughout the State is available to determine the specific location ofany of those registrants on whom the law allows a home address to be displayed. The Attorney General’s site also haslinks to information on: (1) How to Protect Yourself and Your Family, (2) Facts about sex offenders, (3) Frequentlyasked questions, and (4) Sex offender registration and exclusion information.A person who is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Penal Code 290 shall not serve as a volunteer in thedistrict, including school sites, in any capacity.United States Code Title 42, 14071 Jacob Watterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent OffenderRegistration Program Act; California Penal Code 290, 290.4, 415.5, 626.8; California Education Code Section 35021;and Bakersfield City School District Board Policy 300.43 & 604.11Offer of a School Transfer: Victim of a Violent CrimeAlthough very rare, a student may change schools if he/she were harmed as the result of a “violent criminal offense”while on his or her school campus. A school shall offer a transfer to a student “victim” of a violent crime whichoccurred while the student was on the grounds of his or her school. Violent crimes, as defined by law, include thefollowing offenses: (a) assault or battery upon any school employee; (b) brandishing a knife; (c) causing seriousphysical injury to another person; (d) hate violence; (e) possessing, selling, or furnishing a firearm; (f) possession of an39