HB 1845-S - DIGEST

(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 3/13/97)

     Lists parents' rights and responsibilities existing in current law.

     Provides for access to academic programs, teaching materials, and student records.

     Requires that, at the beginning of each school year, all schools shall notify parents in writing of any school-sponsored class program or activity, whether curricular or extracurricular, that will include subject matter relating to sex education, sexually transmitted diseases, contraception, sexual orientation, suicide, or euthanasia.  Schools must provide parents with the opportunity to exempt their child from any such class program or activity identified in this section.

     Requires school districts to seek parental involvement in advisory groups that are considering major policy decisions affecting the education of children in the school district.