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California Education Code Quick Reference

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Updated 2026-01-15

Quick reference guide to the most commonly cited Education Code sections for deans and counselors.

Discipline & Student Conduct

Code SectionTopic
EC §48900Grounds for suspension and expulsion
EC §48900.5Suspension as last resort; other means of correction
EC §48900(k)Willful defiance limitation (K–12 through 2029)
EC §48910Teacher classroom removal authority
EC §48911Suspension procedures and due process
EC §48915Mandatory and discretionary expulsion
EC §48916Rehabilitation plans for expelled students
EC §48916.1Readmission procedures (amended by AB 1230, eff. 2026)
EC §48918Expulsion hearing procedures

Attendance & Truancy

Code SectionTopic
EC §48260Definition of truant
EC §48261Habitual truant
EC §48262Chronic truant
EC §48263Referral to SARB
EC §48320–48326School Attendance Review Boards

Student Rights & Privacy

Code SectionTopic
EC §49060–49079Pupil records
EC §49076Privacy of pupil records
EC §49602Counselor-student privilege
EC §49050Prohibition of strip searches
EC §221.5Gender identity rights

Safety & Wellbeing

Code SectionTopic
EC §215Suicide prevention policy
EC §215.5Suicide prevention training
EC §234–234.6Safe Place to Learn Act (anti-bullying)
EC §48900(r)Bullying as suspension ground
EC §231.5Sexual harassment policy

Restorative Justice

Code SectionTopic
EC Article 9Restorative Justice Practices
AB 1165 (2023)RJ for racist bullying

Mandatory Reporting

Code SectionTopic
PC §11164–11174CANRA — Mandatory reporting
PC §11165.7Definition of mandated reporter

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