§ 120B.20 — Parental Curriculum Review
Plain-Language Summary
This section requires every school district to have a procedure allowing parents, guardians, or adult students to review the content of instructional materials before they are provided to students. If someone objects to the content, the school must make reasonable arrangements for alternative instruction. The school board does not have to pay for parent-provided alternatives, and students cannot be penalized for participating in alternative instruction — though schools may still grade the work the student does.
120B.20 PARENTAL CURRICULUM REVIEW.
Each school district shall have a procedure for a parent, guardian, or an adult student, 18 years of age or older, to review the content of the instructional materials to be provided to a minor child or to an adult student and, if the parent, guardian, or adult student objects to the content, to make reasonable arrangements with school personnel for alternative instruction. Alternative instruction may be provided by the parent, guardian, or adult student if the alternative instruction, if any, offered by the school board does not meet the concerns of the parent, guardian, or adult student. The school board is not required to pay for the costs of alternative instruction provided by a parent, guardian, or adult student. School personnel may not impose an academic or other penalty upon a student merely for arranging alternative instruction under this section. School personnel may evaluate and assess the quality of the student’s work.
History:
1993 c 224 art 12 s 29; 1998 c 397 art 6 s 124
History: History: 1993 c 224 art 12 s 29; 1998 c 397 art 6 s 124