Work Permits
If you are under the age of 18 and are working while attending high school, you need a work permit.
ATTENTION: Temporary changes have been made to the work permit process during distance learning. Effective as of August 7, 2020 until further notice.
Work Permit Application Forms are available:
- Online: Work Permit Application Form
- In the College & Career Center
- In the main office/admin building with Ms. Degrafft
Work Permit Process:
- Download a Work Permit Application Form
- Work Permit Application Form must be filled out completely by student, employer and signed by a parent/guardian
- Student must email completed Work Permit Application Form to Ms. Caitlin in the Career Center, echs.career@oside.us
- Document can be scanned and attached as a PDF (preferred) or a picture can be taken and attached as a PNG or JPEG/JPG- most phones have scanner apps that result in a higher quality image
- Please allow at least 48 hours to process
- If approved, the information is entered into Aeries and an Official Work Permit is printed and signed by the Assistant Principal or Principal
- Official Work Permit is returned to student via email
- Student is responsible for delivering Official Work Permit to employer
General Rules:
- Applications must be completely filled out by the student, the employer, and signed by a parent before they can be processed by ECHS
- We cannot accept applications without the student’s Social Security Number
- We do not process applications for students that are not ECHS students—these students would need to contact the Educational Support Services office—Dora Jaramillo 760.966.7828
Approving Work Permits:
Effective September 11, 2020 until further notice: Governor Newsom has approved Assembly Bill 908 which states that, "A work permit shall not be denied based on a pupil’s grades, grade point average, or school attendance when the pupil’s school has been physically closed for an extended time due to a natural disaster, pandemic, or other emergency." Grades and attendance will still be monitored and we reserve the right to revoke a work permit if performance suffers due to employment.
- Schools are not required to approve work permits –it is a privilege for a student to be allowed to work while going to school. School must come first. Therefore our policy is:
- Verify SS# and birthdate of student
- Check discipline issues
- Check attendance issues
- according to CA law, truant students cannot be issued a work permit
- Check grades—should have at least a 2.0 GPA , no Ds or Fs.
- students with low grades/GPA’s may be granted a permit, but are flagged and monitored each grading period
- AARC students must be approved by their counselor to work
- Only the Assistant Principal or the Principal may sign work permits
- Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA, no Ds or Fs, with satisfactory attendance & behavior or the permit may be revoked
Frequently Asked Questions—CA state law: State Law Website
