Child Welfare and Attendance

Child Welfare and Attendance (CWA) provides information to school districts and parents in the following areas:

School attendance and truancy including School Attendance Review Boards (SARB) and the Truancy Intervention Program (TIP).
Interdistrict transfer information - the process to appeal an interdistrict transfer denial to the Fresno County Board of Education.
School residency issues and caregiver affidavit information.
Student discipline – the process to appeal an expulsion to the Fresno County Board of Education.
California Education Code information.
Compulsory education laws.
General information on home schooling
Annual mandated parent notification

Contact Information

Linda Bacon
Lead Legal Counsel
Phone: (559)265-3003
lbacon@fcoe.org

Linda Murphy
Legal Secretary II
Phone: (559)265-3003
lmurphy@fcoe.org