PARENT RIGHTS AND POLICIES
Dear Epping Parent:
Welcome to the 2010-2011 school year. Our goal is to have all Epping children college and career ready to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Providing a healthy, safe, and engaging learning environment is critical to meeting this goal.
The Annual Parent Notice of Rights and Policies includes summarized information governing the learning environment in accordance with state and federal law. Recent events have also resulted in revised educational policy to address student truancy, bullying/cyberbullying, and pandemic emergencies.
Student truancy policy has been revised to lower the number of student unexcused absences required to trigger a school response to resolve the truancy issue. The new bullying law has emphasized reporting of students who have been the victim of bullying or the perpetrator of bullying and further defined bullying to include cyberbullying. Music and communication devices policy has also been revised to address cyberbullying and other inappropriate uses of such devices. This notice has also added information about exclusion from school for illness or immunization requirements in response to a pandemic emergency like the H1N1 virus.
Epping Students Not Attending Epping Schools - The District also welcomes students residing in Epping and attending home schools, charter schools, private schools, and out-of-district special education schools. Students may be eligible to participate in core classes, other classes, co-curricular activities, social activities, and/or extra-curricular activities. Please reference Student Participation for Students Residing in Epping, But Not Attending Epping Schools for details.
We look forward to working with you and your child!