Whereas, “Parent and community engagement” is a stated goal of the Los Angeles Unified School District;
Whereas, the receipt of a Disruptive Person (Parent) Letter provides a barrier to a parent or community member from being fully engaged with the District;
Whereas, as of September 22, 2015, the Office of the General Counsel stated that the District does not capture “specific data on disruptive parent letters”;
Whereas, according to LAUSD Policy Bulletin BUL-6492.2, “a warning letter cannot be appealed”;
Whereas, according to the same policy bulletin, a person receiving a Disruptive Person (Parent) Letter must appeal to the same principal who issued the letter;
Whereas, according to the same policy bulletin, “the principal shall provide a written response within thirty days of receipt of the Appeal”;
Whereas, according to the same policy bulletin, “the Disruptive Person (Parent) Letter is to be reviewed every 90 school days, if appealed”.
Resolved, that the official policy of the LAUSD is that Disruptive Person (Parent) Letters shall only be issued in cases where a parent or community member is directly disrupting the classroom environment or endangering the safety of students or staff;
Resolved, that the official policy of the LAUSD is that Disruptive Person (Parent) Letters cannot be issued in retaliation for whistleblowing activity or questioning the policies of the school;
Resolved, that the Superintendent is directed to ensure that Disruptive Person (Parent) letters specifically state that it does not prevent a parent from visiting a school or attending performances or ceremonies involving their children or otherwise engaging in their children’s education;
Resolved, that the Superintendent is directed to ensure that a copy of every Disruptive Person (Parent) Letter is forwarded to a designated representative within the Superintendent’s office;
Resolved, that the Superintendent will notify the Board within ten days of the name of this designated representative;
Resolved, that the Superintendent will notify the Board within ten days if the designated representative changes;
Resolved, that the Superintendent is responsible for reporting directly to the Board each month the number of Disruptive Person (Parent) Letters issued broken down by school;
Resolved, that within 10 days from the end of each school year, the Superintendent will provide the Board with a summary of the number of Disruptive Person (Parent) Letters issued during that school year broken down by school;
Resolved, that the Superintendent is directed to change Policy Bulletin BUL-6492.2 within 30 days so that warning letters can be appealed to the Local District Director;
Resolved, that the Superintendent is directed to change Policy Bulletin BUL-6492.2 within 30 days so that appeals are heard by the Superintendent’s office instead of the principal who has issued the letter;
Resolved, that the Superintendent is directed to change Policy Bulletin BUL-6492.2 within 30 days so that the Superintendent’s office has ten school days to provide a written response;
Resolved, that the Superintendent is directed to ensure that information on the appeals process is included in every Disruptive Person (Parent) Letter;
Resolved, that the Superintendent is directed to change Policy Bulletin BUL-6492.2 within 30 days so that all Disruptive Person (Parent) Letters are reviewed every 90 school days, even if they are not appealed.