1997 Minnesota Code
Chapters 120 - 129B Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12
Chapter 126 Curriculum; American Indians
Section 126.264 Rights of parents.

126.264 Rights of parents.

Subdivision 1. No later than ten days after the enrollment of any pupil in an instructional program for limited English proficient students, the school district in which the pupil resides shall notify the parent or guardian by mail. This notice shall:

(a) Be in writing in English and in the primary language of the pupil's parents;

(b) Inform the parents that their child has been enrolled in an instructional program for limited English proficient students;

(c) Contain a simple, nontechnical description of the purposes, method and content of the program;

(d) Inform the parents that they have the right to visit the educational program for limited English proficient students in which their child is enrolled;

(e) Inform the parents of the time and manner in which to request and receive a conference for the purpose of explaining the nature and purpose of the program; and

(f) Inform the parents of their rights to withdraw their child from an educational program for limited English proficient students and the time and manner in which to do so.

The department of children, families, and learning shall, at the request of the school district, prepare the notice in the primary language of the parent or guardian.

Subd. 2. Any parent whose child is enrolled in an educational program for limited English proficient students shall have the right, either at the time of the original notification of enrollment or at the close of any semester thereafter, to withdraw the child from the program by providing written notice of this intent to the principal of the school in which the child is enrolled or to the superintendent of the school district in which the child resides. Nothing herein shall preclude a parent from reenrolling a child of limited English proficiency in an educational program for limited English proficient students.

Subd. 3. Parental involvement. A district which receives moneys pursuant to section 124.273 shall encourage involvement of parents of pupils enrolled in the educational program for limited English proficient students in this program. The district shall solicit the views of parents about the program and its effects upon their children.

HIST: 1980 c 609 art 3 s 17; 1982 c 548 art 3 s 23; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13