NEWS RELEASE -- San Diego Unified¹s Practices In Line With New California Pupil Rights Law

NEWS RELEASE from the San Diego Unified School District, Jan. 6, 2013

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED'S PRACTICES IN LINE WITH NEW CALIFORNIA PUPIL RIGHTS ACT

SAN DIEGO -- California¹s new School Success and Opportunity Act (AB 1266)
law reflects practices that have been in place at San Diego Unified School
District schools for many years. Since September, a multi-disciplinary
team has been working on the formal implementation of the new law,
revising current policies for Board of Education consideration in coming
weeks.

The practices that have been in place ensure that the rights of all
children in San Diego Unified schools are respected and protected. The
process involves not only the student, but parents, counselors and staff.

³For many years, educators have been handling this in a delicate,
thoughtful and compassionate manner; that will continue,² said Board of
Education President Kevin Beiser. ³We respect all rights and provide
accommodations for all our students, including transgender children.²

Parents with concerns or questions about the practices and policies can
speak with their child¹s school principal.

³We want to assure parents, students and our community that because this
new law is in effect, it doesn¹t mean that a student can use any restroom
or other on-campus, gender-specific facility that they choose,² said
Beiser. ³There will continue to be a process for working with children and
their families to determine what is the appropriate course of action for
that child.²

The Board of Education is scheduled to review the policy revisions at its
January 14 meeting.

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CONTACT: Kevin Beiser, President, Board of Education, kbeiser@sandi.net

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