Chino Valley Unified board adopts revised supplemental-materials policy requiring principal approval and parent notification

The Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education on Sept. 18 adopted a revision to Board Policy 6161.11 that requires principal approval and written parent or guardian notification before using supplemental literature described as potentially controversial; students without written permission will be excused and given an alternative assignment.

The change, read into the record by a trustee during the meeting, adds a requirement that “before using any supplemental literature dealing with any topics that may be deemed controversial, principal approval and written parent/guardian notification is required.” The policy text read at the meeting also states that “individual students without written parent/guardian permission will be excused from specific activities involving supplementary reading assignments,…