Rights of Multilingual Caregivers to Enroll Children in School

Resource Type: Fact Sheets
Focus Area: Ensuring Equal Access

This fact sheet addresses the rights of linguistically and culturally diverse parents and caregivers (defined by law as limited English proficient or “LEP”) who seek to enroll a child in school. A person is legally considered “limited English proficient” if the person’s primary language or languages are not English, and they do not read, speak, write, or understand English well. LEP individuals have the right to interpretation and translated documents in this process.

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Please note – this document is available in Spanish.

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