Episode 43 Catching Up, and Looking Forward: Student Issues After a Year of COVID-19 and Heading Back to School in 2021-2022 Let’s Talk - Lozano Smith Podcast

Host Sloan Simmons joins Lozano Smith attorneys Ruth Mendyk and Joshua Whiteside to discuss updates to district policies and practices during the 2020-21 school year, pending legislation on student retention and grading issues for 2021-22 and proposed curriculum and kindergarten / preschool related issues for future years.



Show Notes & References



2:30 – Assembly Bill (AB) 1127 - Expanded transfer rights to victims of bullying (Client News Brief 74)

4:34 – Education Code 48900(r) - Student discipline for bullying

6:35 – Heightened transportation obligation within AB 1127

7:55 – Changes to conditions for student UCP (Uniform Complaint Procedures) complaints (Client News Brief 77)

10:35 – Face masks

11:20 – California Department of Public Health (CDPH) guidelines (Client News Brief 3)

12:30 – Vaccinations

16:47 – June 15th reopening

17:46 – Masks and buses (Executive Order 13998)

19:26 – AB 104 - Student retention

26:29 – AB 104 timelines

28:10 – Pass/no pass grades (Education Code 49066.5)

31:10 – Senate Bill (SB) 545 - Student retention

36:56 – AB 101 - Ethnic studies curriculum

38:24 – California State Board of Education (CSBE) adopted curriculum

38:54 – Critical race theory & teaching about race

42:54 – AB 22 - Expanded transitional kindergarten

43:26 – SB 50 - California state preschool program

44:05 – Virtual instruction & independent study



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