Oklahoma § 25-2003 - School district policy on parental involvement –

§ 25-2003. School district policy on parental involvement –

Information to provide to parents.

A. The board of education of a school district, in consultation

with parents, teachers and administrators, shall develop and adopt a

policy to promote the involvement of parents and guardians of

children enrolled in the schools within the school district,

including:

1. A plan for parent participation in the schools which is

designed to improve parent and teacher cooperation in such areas as

homework, attendance and discipline;

2. Procedures by which parents may learn about the course of

study for their children and review learning materials, including

the source of any supplemental educational materials;

3. Procedures by which parents who object to any learning

material or activity on the basis that it is harmful may withdraw

their children from the activity or from the class or program in

which the material is used. Objection to a learning material or

activity on the basis that it is harmful includes objection to a

material or activity because it questions beliefs or practices in

sex, morality or religion;

4. If a school district offers any sex education curricula

pursuant to Section 11-105.1 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes or

pursuant to any rules adopted by the State Board of Education,

procedures to opt out of a school district from providing sex

education instruction to a child if the child's parent provides

written objection to the child's participation in the sex education

curricula;

5. Procedures by which parents will be notified in advance of

and given the opportunity to withdraw their children from any

instruction or presentations regarding sexuality in courses other

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than formal sex education curricula pursuant to Section 11-105.1 of

Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

6. Procedures by which parents may learn about the nature and

purpose of clubs and activities that are part of the school

curriculum, as well as extracurricular clubs and activities that

have been approved by the school; and

7. Procedures by which parents may learn about parental rights

and responsibilities under the laws of this state, including the

following:

a.

the right to opt out of a sex education curriculum if

one is provided by the school district,

b.

open enrollment rights,

c.

the right to opt out of assignments pursuant to this

section,

d.

the right to be exempt from the immunization laws of

the state pursuant to Section 1210.192 of Title 70 of

the Oklahoma Statutes,

e.

the promotion requirements prescribed in Section

1210.508E of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

f.

the minimum course of study and competency

requirements for graduation from high school

prescribed in Section 11-103.6 of Title 70 of the

Oklahoma Statutes,

g.

the right to opt out of instruction on the acquired

immune deficiency syndrome pursuant to Section 11103.3 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

h.

the right to review test results,

i.

the right to participate in gifted programs pursuant

to Sections 1210.301 through 1210.308 of Title 70 of

the Oklahoma Statutes,

j.

the right to inspect instructional materials used in

connection with any research or experimentation

program or project pursuant to Section 11-106 of Title

70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

k.

the right to receive a school report card,

l.

the attendance requirements prescribed in Section 10106 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

m.

the right to public review of courses of study and

textbooks,

n.

the right to be excused from school attendance for

religious purposes,

o.

policies related to parental involvement pursuant to

this section,

p.

the right to participate in parent-teacher

associations and organizations that are sanctioned by

the board of education of a school district, and

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q.

the right to opt out of any data collection instrument

at the district level that would capture data for

inclusion in the state longitudinal student data

system except what is necessary and essential for

establishing a student's public school record.

B. The board of education of a school district may adopt a

policy to provide to parents the information required by this

section in an electronic form.

C. A parent shall submit a written request for information

pursuant to this section during regular business hours to either the

school principal at the school site or the superintendent of the

school district at the office of the school district. Within ten

(10) days of receiving the request for information, the school

principal or the superintendent of the school district shall either

deliver the requested information to the parent or submit to the

parent a written explanation of the reasons for the denial of the

requested information. If the request for information is denied or

the parent does not receive the requested information within fifteen

(15) days after submitting the request for information, the parent

may submit a written request for the information to the board of

education of a school district, which shall formally consider the

request at the next scheduled public meeting of the board if the

request can be properly noticed on the agenda. If the request

cannot be properly noticed on the agenda, the board of education of

a school district shall formally consider the request at the next

subsequent public meeting of the board.

Added by Laws 2014, c. 238, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.