News & Updates: New Law Requires Private Schools to Post Conduct Policies in 2018

A law signed this week by Governor Brown makes it important for schools to review their policies concerning interactions between employees and students. Beginning in 2018, all public and private K-12 schools that have adopted policies on employee-student interactions must distribute those policies to parents and the public. AB 500 requires each school with such a policy to do the following:

1. No later than January 1, 2018, post on a public section of the school’s website a copy of or link to its policy on employee-student interactions. The policy must be accessible to the public without a password.
2. Starting on July 1, 2018, provide a written copy of the school’s policy on employee-student interactions to the parent or guardian of each enrolled student at the beginning of each school year.

The law is a good reminder for schools to review any of their policies regarding employee-student interactions before the January 1, 2018 internet posting deadline.