Catching Up, and Looking Forward: Student Issues After a Year of COVID-19 and Heading Back to School in 2021-2022
Host Sloan Simmons joins Lozano Smith attorneys Ruth Mendyk and Joshua Whiteside to discuss updates to district policies and practices during the 2020-21 school year, pending legislation on student retention and grading issues for 2021-22 and proposed curriculum and kindergarten / preschool related issues for future years.
Show Notes & References
- 2:30 - Assembly Bill (AB) 1127 - Expanded transfer rights to victims of bullying (Client News Brief 74)
- 4:34 - Education Code 48900(r) - Student discipline for bullying
- 6:35 - Heightened transportation obligation within AB 1127
- 7:55 - Changes to conditions for student UCP (Uniform Complaint Procedures) complaints (Client News Brief 77)
- 10:35 - Face masks
- 11:20 - California Department of Public Health (CDPH) guidelines (Client News Brief 3)
- 12:30 - Vaccinations
- 16:47 - June 15th reopening
- 17:46 - Masks and buses (Executive Order 13998)
- 19:26 - AB 104 - Student retention
- 26:29 - AB 104 timelines
- 28:10 - Pass/no pass grades (Education Code 49066.5)
- 31:10 - Senate Bill (SB) 545 - Student retention
- 36:56 - AB 101 - Ethnic studies curriculum
- 38:24 - California State Board of Education (CSBE) adopted curriculum
- 38:54 - Critical race theory & teaching about race
- 42:54 - AB 22 - Expanded transitional kindergarten
- 43:26 - SB 50 - California state preschool program
- 44:05 - Virtual instruction & independent study
As the information contained herein is necessarily general, its application to a particular set of facts and circumstances may vary. For this reason, this News Brief does not constitute legal advice. We recommend that you consult with your counsel prior to acting on the information contained herein.
