Court Opinions

State Laws

US Code

US Constitution

California Education Code Section 30

Legal Research Home > California Lawyer > Education Code > California Education Code Section 30

English shall be the basic language of instruction in all
schools.
   The governing board of any school district, or community college
district, and any private school may determine when and under what
circumstances instruction may be given bilingually.
   It is the policy of the state to insure the mastery of English by
all pupils in the schools; provided that bilingual instruction may be
offered in those situations when such instruction is educationally
advantageous to the pupils.  Bilingual instruction is authorized to
the extent that it does not interfere with the systematic,
sequential, and regular instruction of all pupils in the English
language.
   Pupils who are proficient in English and who, by successful
completion of advanced courses in a foreign language or by other
means, have become fluent in that language may be instructed in
classes conducted in that foreign language.

Last modified: January 12, 2009