Even inadvertent discrimination can discourage parents from enrolling their children. Ensure that school publications, policies, practices and procedures are equally inviting to all parents by avoiding these common registration missteps.
• Registration and enrollment forms should not request or require information regarding a student’s, parent’s or guardian’s citizenship or immigration status.
• Registration and enrollment materials should not state or imply that a student or guardian must provide a passport or any other immigration-related document as a form of identification.
• Any request for a student’s, parent’s or guardian’s social security number should clearly state that disclosure is voluntary and explain both why the number has been requested and how it will be used.
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Hold an information session for families before registration begins.
• Have interpreters present
• Explain your registration process in detail
• Assure parents that the school's only goal is to provide their children with an outstanding education
• Inform parents of their children's rights with our downloadable bilingual brochure, "Un Futuro Mas Brillante: El derecho de su hijo/a de aprender [1]."
Links:
[1] http://www.tolerance.org/sites/default/files/general/Un Futuro Mas Brillante.pdf