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3.7 Building a Safe School Environment

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  • 3.7.1 LGBTQ+ Student Services
  • 3.7.2 Transgender Youth, Non-Binary and Gender Non-Conforming Youth
  • 3.7.3 Violence-Prevention Education and Events
  • 3.7.4 Anti-Slur Policy
  • 3.7.5 Student Mentor Program
  • 3.7.6 Mandatory Reports to Child Protective Services
  • 3.7.7 School Employee Code of Conduct with Students

Building a Safe School Environment Link to this section

Please also see chapter 7.5 for bullying complaints, chapter 7.6 for sexual harassment complaints and chapter 7.7 for hate motivated behavior complaints.

This page was last updated on October 27, 2020

Student and Family Handbook

  • Chapter 1: Welcome
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    • 1.1 How to Use This Handbook
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      • 1.1.1 What Are These Legal Codes?
    • 1.2 Overview of Notifications
    • 1.3 Overview of Forms
    • 1.4 Superintendent Letter
    • 1.5 SFUSD Board of Education
    • 1.6 Get in Contact With Us
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      • 1.6.1 Directory of SFUSD Departments
      • 1.6.2 SchoolMessenger
      • 1.6.3 How to Update Family Contact Information
      • 1.6.4 Being Prepared for the Event of an Emergency
      • 1.6.5 Community Hotlines
    • 1.7 Annual Calendar
  • Chapter 2: SFUSD's Commitment to Families and Students
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    • 2.1 District Mission and Vision
    • 2.2 Graduate Profile
    • 2.3 SFUSD Service Standards
    • 2.4 School Accountability Report Cards (SARC)
  • Chapter 3: Family Resources and Rights
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    • 3.1 Family and Community Partnership
    • 3.2 Family Leadership Opportunities
    • 3.3 Parent Rights
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      • 3.3.1 Right To Be Included in the Educational Process
      • 3.3.2 Responsibility to Notify Existence of Court Orders
      • 3.3.3 Volunteers and Visitors
      • 3.3.4 Access to the Title IX Compliance Coordinator (Gender Discrimination/Sexual Harassment)
      • 3.3.5 Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) 2015
      • 3.3.6 Prohibition Against Charging Student Fees
      • 3.3.7 Kindergarten To College Program and Opt-Out Form
      • 3.3.8 Cal Grant Applicant Opt Out Form
      • 3.3.9 FAFSA or California Dream Act Application (CADAA) and Opt Out Form
      • 3.3.10: Immigrant Families: Know Your Educational Rights
    • 3.4 Information / Data Access, Rights, and Privacy
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      • 3.4.1 Student Records and Privacy Rights
      • 3.4.2 Access to Student Records
      • 3.4.3 Synergy Family Portal (ParentVUE)
      • 3.4.4 Student Portal (StudentVUE)
      • 3.4.5 Form: Student Acceptable Use Policy / Consent Form
      • 3.4.6 Disclosure of Student Information on District Websites
      • 3.4.7 Notification: 3rd Party Use of Student Photos, Video, or Schoolwork
      • 3.4.8 Form: District Use of Student Photographs/ Images/Schoolwork
    • 3.5 Special Education
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      • 3.5.1 Special Education Quick Links
      • 3.5.2 Special Education Assessment
      • 3.5.3 Special Education Dispute Resolution
      • 3.5.4 Section 504
    • 3.6 Multilingual Learner (English Learner), Immigrant and/or Undocumented Students and Families
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      • 3.6.1 Specific Table of Contents
      • 3.6.2 Free Translation and Interpretation Services
      • 3.6.3 Form: Primary Language Assistance Request Form
      • 3.6.4 Form: Translation/Interpretation Services Complaint Form
      • 3.6.5 Rights of Undocumented Students
      • 3.6.6 Notification: Commitment to Education of All Immigrant Children and Opposition to ICE Raids
      • 3.6.7 Language Program Request Form
    • 3.7 Building a Safe School Environment
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      • 3.7.1 LGBTQ+ Student Services
      • 3.7.2 Transgender Youth, Non-Binary and Gender Non-Conforming Youth
      • 3.7.3 Violence-Prevention Education and Events
      • 3.7.4 Anti-Slur Policy
      • 3.7.5 Student Mentor Program
      • 3.7.6 Mandatory Reports to Child Protective Services
      • 3.7.7 School Employee Code of Conduct with Students
    • 3.8 Enrollment
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      • 3.8.1 Choice Enrollment Process
      • 3.8.2 Enrollment Procedures
      • 3.8.3 Enrollment and Rights of Foster Youth
      • 3.8.4 Enrollment Rights of Students Experiencing Homelessness (SAFEH)
      • 3.8.5 English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC)
      • 3.8.6 School Transfers / Change of Program Eligibility
      • 3.8.7 Residency Requirement for Students
      • 3.8.8 Interdistrict Permit Requests
      • 3.8.9 Enrollment of Student Expelled From Other School Districts
      • 3.8.10 Attendance Options: Alternative Schools in Educational Programs
      • 3.8.11 Form: School Health Form for School Entry - Grades TK/K-12
    • 3.9 Nutrition, Health, and Wellness
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      • 3.9.1 SFUSD Wellness Policy
      • 3.9.2 Physical Education
      • 3.9.3 Physical Education Minutes: Complaint Form
      • 3.9.4 School Meals by Student Nutrition Services (SNS)
      • 3.9.5 Resources for Health and Wellness
      • 3.9.6 Nurses and Health Programs at Schools
      • 3.9.7 Health Insurance Options
      • 3.9.8 Tobacco and E-Cigarette-Free campus
      • 3.9.9 Condom Availability Program
      • 3.9.10 Counseling, Psychological and Social Services
      • 3.9.11 Notification: CA LEA Billing Option Program
      • 3.9.12 Notifications: Health Screenings and Services
      • 3.9.13 Form: Oral Health Assessment Form
      • 3.9.14 Notification: Diabetes Information
      • 3.9.15 Notification: SFUSD Youth Risk Behavior Survey
      • 3.9.16 Notification: Healthy Schools Act of 2000 Pesticide Notification
      • 3.9.17 Form: Request for Individual Pesticide Application Notification
      • 3.9.18 Notification: Notice of Asbestos Inspections
      • 3.9.19 Notification: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Information
    • 3.10 Medication and Emergency Care Plan Forms
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      • 3.10.1 Form: Student Emergency / Medical Information Card
      • 3.10.2 Notification: Administration of Student Medications at School
      • 3.10.3 Notification: Medication Administration Protocol
      • 3.10.4 Individualized Health Plans, Emergency Care Plans and Medication Forms
    • 3.11 Multipurpose Family Income Form for School Benefits
    • 3.12 Notification of Rights to Pregnant and Parenting Students & Parents/Guardians of Pregnant and Parenting Students
  • Chapter 4: Student Academic Expectations
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    • 4.1 Attendance Guidelines
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      • 4.1.1 Importance of Attendance
      • 4.1.2 Recommendations for Temporary School Exclusion Due to Illness
      • 4.1.3 What Parents/Caregivers Should Do When a Student Will Be Absent
      • 4.1.4 Excused and Unexcused Absences
      • 4.1.5 What Happens if a Student has Many Unexcused Absences?
      • 4.1.6 Mandatory Report: Juvenile Court Probation
    • 4.2 Academic Guidelines
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      • 4.2.1 Academic Honesty
      • 4.2.2 Dropping Courses
      • 4.2.3 Homework
      • 4.2.4 Grading Period
      • 4.2.5 Grading Policy
      • 4.2.6 Middle and High School Grades
      • 4.2.7 Progress Reports and Report Cards
      • 4.2.8 Independent Study
      • 4.2.9 Extended Learning and Support for High School Students
      • 4.2.10 Graduation Activities Participation
      • 4.2.11 Advanced Placement (AP) Test Fee Reimbursement Program
    • 4.3 Promotion and Retention
    • 4.4 Curriculum and Instruction
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      • 4.4.1 Social Emotional Learning
      • 4.4.2 Health Education Curriculum
      • 4.4.3 ExCEL After School Programs
      • 4.4.4 State Standards
      • 4.4.5 CAASPP Testing
      • 4.4.6 Visual and Performing Arts
    • 4.5 High School Graduation Requirements
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      • 4.5.1 College and Career Readiness
      • 4.5.2 Credits and Course Requirements
    • 4.6 CSU and UC Admission Requirements
    • 4.7 Activities and Athletics
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      • 4.7.1 Eligibility for Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Activities
      • 4.7.2 Athletic Eligibility Requirements
      • 4.7.3 Student Transfers – Athletic Eligibility
    • 4.8 Work Permits
    • 4.9 Technology Resources
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      • 4.9.1 SFUSD Google Suite for Education
      • 4.9.2 Digital Learning Systems for Students
      • 4.9.3 SFUSD Approved Apps and Clever
      • 4.9.4 Notice of Virtual Meetings
      • 4.9.5 Notice of Educational Applications/Tools
  • Chapter 5: Student Behavior
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    • 5.1 Guiding Principles
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      • 5.1.1 Guiding Principles
      • 5.1.2 Aims of Guiding Principles
      • 5.1.3 Essential Components of Learning/Reinforcing Successful Behaviors
    • 5.2 Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
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      • 5.2.1 Student Bill of Rights
      • 5.2.2 Student Responsibilities
    • 5.3 General Expectations of Behavior
    • 5.4 State and Federal Behavior Policies
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      • 5.4.1 Mobile Communication Devices
      • 5.4.2 Corporal Punishment (Physical Punishment)
      • 5.4.3 Detention After School
      • 5.4.4 School Property – Recovery For Property Loss or Damage
      • 5.4.5 Searches
      • 5.4.6 Fundraising and Solicitation
      • 5.4.7 Trespassing
    • 5.5 SFUSD Behavior Policies
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      • 5.5.1 Dress/Appearance Standards
      • 5.5.2 School Uniforms
      • 5.5.3 Open/Closed School Campus (Leaving Campus During Lunch)
      • 5.5.4 Students Using Automobiles To and From School
      • 5.5.5 Bus Safety Rules
      • 5.5.6 Rules on Public Transportation
      • 5.5.7 Skateboards, Skates, Scooters, and Bicycles
      • 5.5.8 Internet Use and Safety—Administrative Regulation for Students
  • Chapter 6: Student Discipline
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    • 6.1 The Safe and Supportive Schools Resolution
    • 6.2 Interventions and Supports for Behavior
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      • 6.2.1 Glossary: Key Behavior Supports and Interventions at SFUSD
      • 6.2.2 Overview of the Three Tiered Behavioral Matrices
      • 6.2.3 Matrix of Supports/Interventions for Defiance and Disruptive Behaviors
      • 6.2.4 Matrix of Supports/Interventions for Serious Behaviors
      • 6.2.5 Matrix for Behavior Requiring Intensive Intervention
      • 6.2.6 Additional Recommended Interventions and Supports: Special Populations
      • 6.2.7 Contact Information to Access Services/Support
    • 6.3 Disciplinary Guidelines on Suspensions and Expulsions
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      • 6.3.1 Alternatives to Suspension
      • 6.3.2 Definitions of Prohibited Behaviors
      • 6.3.3 Prohibited Suspensions
      • 6.3.4 Suspension Due Process
      • 6.3.5 Suspension Appeals
      • 6.3.6 Expulsion Regulations and Procedures
      • 6.3.7 Suspension and Expulsion Procedures for Special Education Students
    • 6.4 Interactions with the Police and Law Enforcement
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      • 6.4.1 Mandatory Reports to Police by School Site Administrator or Designee
      • 6.4.2 Notification of Parents Upon Student’s Removal by Police
      • 6.4.3 Police Contact and Intervention
  • Chapter 7: Complaint Policies and Procedures
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    • 7.1 Nondiscrimination Statement
    • 7.2 Complaint Procedures Overview Chart
    • 7.3 Uniform Complaint Procedures
    • 7.4 Williams Uniform Complaint Procedures
    • 7.5 Bullying and Harassment
    • 7.6 Sexual Harassment
    • 7.7 Hate Motivated Behavior
    • 7.8 Americans with Disabilities Act - Facility / Physical Access Complaint Procedure
    • 7.9 Section 504 Process Grievance and Free and Appropriate Public Education
    • 7.10 Special Education Disputes
    • 7.11 Complaint Forms
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SFUSD's Student Family School Resource Link supports students and families in navigating all of the SFUSD resources available to them. Students, families, and school staff can email requests to sflink@sfusd.edu(link sends email), call 415-340-1716(link is a phone number) (M-F, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m., closed from 12 to 1 p.m. every day), or complete an online request form. Phones will be closed on school holidays, including the fall, winter and spring breaks. Callers can still leave a voicemail or send an email or request form at all hours.

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San Francisco Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, sexual harassment and bullying based on actual or perceived  race, color, ancestry, nationality,  national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, reproductive health decision making, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, veteran or military status, or genetic information, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics or any other basis protected by law or regulation, in its educational program(s) or employment. For questions or complaints, contact Equity Officer: Keasara (Kiki) Williams or Title IX Coordinator Eva Kellogg at 415-355-7334 or equity@sfusd.edu(link sends email). Office of Equity (CCR Title 5 and Title IX Coordinator). Address: 555 Franklin Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94102. If you have concerns related to Section 504, you should contact your school site principal and/or District Section 504 Coordinator, Michele McAdams at mcadamsd@sfusd.edu(link sends email). Address: 1515 Quintara St., San Francisco, CA, 94116. 
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