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Parents, residents urge Chico Unified to repeal parental-notification practice as litigation looms
Summary
Dozens of public speakers at the April 16 board meeting urged the Chico Unified School District to repeal or revise policy 5145.3, which commenters said allowed staff to withhold information from parents; speakers cited revived litigation and warned of federal funding risk under FERPA.
Dozens of parents and community members pressed the Chico Unified School District board on April 16 to remove what they described as a "parental secrecy" practice, saying the policy excludes parents from key decisions and has exposed the district to litigation.
The public-comment period, which focused heavily on the district's policy 5145.3, featured speakers who said the policy had resulted in the district allowing changes to a child's school record or identity without parental notification. "This board's active support of secretive policies that exclude parents ...…
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