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A number of inferences have been drawn about programs of parental participation in lower-working class and minority communities. 1 Much of what is written about parental participation is based on invidious comparison between white middle class and lower-working class and minority parental behavior. These comparisons are driven by preconceived notions of which participation behaviors are most important to students' school success. Consequently, empirical evidence confirms the general lay impression that parents in lower working class and minority communities have low participation rates and that this indicates they do not care about their children's education. This paper presents a case study of parent involvement in an alternative high school located in one of the poorest Latino barrios in a large East Coast metropolis. The paper will focus on the" invisibility" of certain important forms of parental …