Existing law requires the board of trustees of each school district to establish a course or unit of a course of instruction concerning the human immunodeficiency virus, the human reproductive system, related communicable diseases and sexual responsibility. Existing law further requires notice to be given to a parent or guardian of a pupil to whom such a course or unit of instruction will be offered and requires the school district to provide a form for the parent or guardian of the pupil to provide consent for the pupil to participate in the course or unit. (NRS 389.036) This bill instead requires the school district to provide a form for the parent or guardian of a pupil to refuse to authorize the pupil to participate in the course or unit. This bill additionally authorizes a school district to make the form available on the secure Internet website of the school district and requires that the form include an option for a parent or guardian of a pupil to refuse permission for the pupil to participate in a course or unit of sexuality education: (1) for that school year only; or (2) for any school year in which the pupil is enrolled in the school district.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 389.036
BDR: 389.036