Work Permits

Work Permit Application Forms are available:

• Online:  Work Permit Application Form

• In the College & Career Center

• In the main office/admin building with Ms. Webb

Work Permit Process:

1. Get a Work Permit Application Form

2. Work Permit Application Form must be filled out completely by the student, the employer, and signed by a parent/guardian 

3. Student can bring the completed Work Permit Application Form to Ms. Sczupak in the College & Career Center or email it to ashley.sczupak@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

   • Please allow at least 48 hours to process

4. If approved, the information is entered into Aeries and an Official Work Permit is printed and signed by the Assistant Principal or Principal

5. Official Work Permit is returned to the student

   • Student is responsible for delivering the Official Work Permit to the 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 SEA.

• We do not process applications for students that are not SEA students. 

Approving Work Permits:

• • 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:

    • • Check grades

        • • Student should have a current GPA of at least a 2.0, no Ds or Fs. 

          • Students with low grades/GPA’s may be granted a permit, but are flagged and monitored each grading period

      • Check attendance issues

        • • According to CA law, truant students cannot be issued a work permit

      • Check discipline issues

  • Students must try to maintain a 2.0 GPA, no Ds or Fs, with satisfactory attendance and behavior or the permit may be revoked

Frequently Asked Questions—CA state law: State Law Website