N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:14-2.4 - Native language

(a) Written notice to the parent shall be provided and parent conferences required by this chapter shall be conducted in the language used for communication by the parent and student unless it is clearly not feasible to do so.

1. Foreign language interpreters or translators and sign language interpreters for the deaf shall be provided, when necessary, by the district board of education at no cost to the parent.

(b) If the native language is not a written language, the district board of education shall take steps to ensure that:

1. The notice is translated orally or by other means to the parent in his or her native language or other mode of communication;

2. The parent understands the content of the notice; and

3. There is written documentation that the requirements of (b)1 and 2 above have been met.

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:14-2.4

Amended by 52 N.J.R. 1822(b), effective 10/5/2020