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District clarifies instructional-materials opt-out after court ruling; policy unchanged, administrative form added
Summary
After public concerns tied to a recent court decision, the district clarified that existing policy allows families to opt students out of specific assigned instructional materials; the administration added an accessible opt-out form and said it will not change district-approved curriculum as a result of the requests.
After public comment on materials opt-outs, the committee reviewed how the district will operationalize families’ rights to opt students out of assigned instructional materials under recent court guidance. Committee members and administrators said the district’s existing instructional-materials opt-out policy already provides families with an opt-out mechanism, and the administration added an online opt-out form in the parent portal to make the process more accessible.
District counsel and administration cited the recent court decision (referred to during the…
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