Charter Enrollment Rights

California Education Code (EC) Section 47605(e)(4)(A) through (E) 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.

California Education Code (EC) Section 47605(e)(4)(A) through (E) allows a parent or guardian to submit a complaint to the charter school authorizer when a charter school discourages a pupil's enrollment, requires records before enrollment, or encourages a pupil to disenroll.