*For the purposes of this form, parent includes legal guardian
I. A parent has primary responsibility for the education of his/her child; the state is in a secondary and supportive role to parents.
II. A parent has the right to reasonable academic accommodations from Riverdale Elementary as specified below.
III. Riverdale Elementary will make a determination of what is reasonable based on the factors provided in Utah Code Ann. 53A-15-1501(2)(a) and (b), as outlined below.
IV. “Reasonably accommodate” means:
A. Riverdale Elementary shall make its best effort to enable parents to exercise their rights
without substantial impact to staff and resources. Impact to staff and resources includes,
but is not limited to:
i. employee working conditions,
ii. safety and supervision on school premises and for school activities, and
iii. the efficient allocation of expenditures.
B. In accommodating a parent request, Riverdale Elementary will balance the following:
i. the rights of parents;
ii. the educational needs of other students;
iii. the academic and behavioral impacts to a classroom ;
iv. a teacher’s workload; and
v. the assurance of the safe and efficient operation of a school.
V. Riverdale Elementary will consider each accommodation on an individual basis.
VI. Riverdale Elementary will consider all students equally in granting accommodations.
VII. Parents’ Rights:
A. Riverdale Elementary will make its best efforts to allow parents to exercise the rights
below but may deny a request for accommodation that:
i. substantially impacts staff and resources, or
ii. infringes on the educational needs of other students, the academic and behavioral
impacts to a classroom, a teacher’s workload, and the assurance of the safe and
efficient operation of a school.
B. Parents have the right to have reasonable accommodations for their students by Riverdale
Elementary as specified below:
i. Pursuant to a written request, to have a student retained based on the student’s
academic ability or the student’s social, emotional, or physical maturity;
PARENT/GUARDIAN* RIGHTS NOTICE