Existing federal laws require that school districts provide MLL parents with the language assistance (translation and interpretation) services needed to facilitate meaningful home-school communication and to access the same school information provided to other parents. The following are information and resources intended to support districts and schools in providing these language assistance tools for families.
In collaboration with Spanglish, CFEC has developed this guide to assist districts in understanding their obligations to provide translation and interpretation services, as well as resources and tools to help them meet those obligations.
This website provides resources and guidance on language assistance.
These guiding principles, issued by SC Department of Education, include a section on translation and interpretation requirements applicable to local school districts.
This fact sheet answers common questions about the rights of parents and guardians who do not speak, listen, read, or write English proficiently because it is not their primary language.