2416.01 - RIGHT TO INSPECT CERTAIN INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The parent or guardian of a child enrolled in a school within the Nineveh-Hinsley-Jackson United School Corporation shall be entitled to inspect any instructional materials which will be used in connection with a survey, an personal analysis, or an evaluation which is not a direct part of the academic instruction. Instructional materials include teachers’ manuals, student texts, films, other video materials, or tapes.

Any complaints arising under this policy may submitted in accordance with the policy for parental (public) complaints.

Student Submission to Surveys, Personal Analysis, or Evaluations of School Curriculum

No student shall be required without prior written consent of the student’s parent or guardian, or prior consent of a student is an adult or is emancipated, to submit to a survey, a personal analysis, or an evaluation not directly related to the academic instruction which reveals information concerning:

1. political affiliations;

2. religious beliefs or practices;

3. mental or psychological conditions that may embarrass the student or his/her family;

4. sexual behavior and attitudes;

5. illegal, anti-social, self-incrimination or demeaning behavior;

6. critical appraisals of other individuals with whom the student has a close family relationship;

7. legally recognized privileged or confidential relationships, including a relationship with a lawyer, physician, or minister; or

8. income (except as required by law to determine eligibility for participation in a program or for receiving financial assistance under a program).

Any consent form used in compliance with this policy must state the contents and nature of the personal analysis, survey, or evaluation.