San Francisco Unified School District and County Office of Education
Board Policy 5113.2
Work Permits
This Board Policy applies to the San Francisco Unified School District and the County Office of Education.
The Governing Board recognizes that part-time employment can provide students with income as well as job experience that can help them develop appropriate workplace skills and attitudes. Upon obtaining an offer of employment, district students who are minors shall obtain work permits from the Superintendent or designee in accordance with law, regardless of whether the employment will occur when school is in session and/or not in session.
(cf. 6178 – Career Technical Education)
In determining whether to grant or continue a work permit, the Superintendent or designee shall consider whether employment is likely to significantly interfere with the student’s schoolwork. Students must demonstrate satisfactory school attendance and maintain a 2.0 grade point average (GPA) for a work permit during the academic year, but do not need to meet the GPA criteria to obtain a permit to work over the summer. Exemptions to the GPA or attendance requirements can be made by the principal when determined to be in the best interest of a student. The Superintendent or designee shall develop criteria in an Administrative Regulation to support consistent application of such exemptions.
On a case-by-case basis, the Superintendent or designee may approve a maximum work hour limit that is lower than the limit specified in law and administrative regulation.
(cf. 5121 – Grades/Evaluation of Student Achievement)
Students with work permits may be exempted from attendance in a full-time day school provided they attend part-time classes. (Education Code 48230)
(cf. 5112.1 – Exemptions from Attendance)
Work permits shall be limited to part-time employment as defined by law, except when the Superintendent or designee determines that circumstances warrant the granting of a permit for full-time employment.
Any student authorized to work full time when school is in session shall be enrolled in part-time continuation classes. A student age 14 or 15 who receives a permit to work full time shall also be enrolled in a work experience education program. (Education Code 49130, 49131, 49135)
(cf. 6178.1 – Work Based Learning)
(cf. 6184 – Continuation Education)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
48230 Exemption from full-time school attendance for students with work permits
48231 Exemption from compulsory attendance for students entering attendance area near end of term
49100-49101 Compulsory attendance
49110-49119 Permits to work
49130-49135 Permits to work full time
49140-49141 Exceptions
49160-49165 Employment of minors; duties of employers
49180-49183 Violations
51760-51769.5 Work experience education
52300-52499.66 Career technical education
LABOR CODE
1285-1312 Employment of minors
1391-1394 Working hours for minors
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
16023-16027 District records, retention and destruction
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 8
11701-11707 Prohibited and dangerous occupations for minors
11750-11763 Work permits and conditions, minor employed in entertainment industry
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 29
570.1-570.129 Child labor regulations
ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS
18 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 114 (1951)
Management Resources:
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS
Work Permit Handbook for California Schools: Laws and Regulations Governing the Employment of Minors, 2007
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS PUBLICATIONS
Child Labor Laws, 2000
WEB SITES
California Department of Education, Work Experience Education: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct/we
California Department of Education, Office of Regional Occupational Centers and Programs and Workforce Development: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct/wd
California Department of Industrial Relations: http://www.dir.ca.gov
Please note that compare references, or “cf”, refer to CSBA model policies and do not necessarily indicate that the San Francisco Unified School District has adopted the referenced policy.