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Board flags policy language requiring parent notification about some student counseling rights at age 12
Summary
Trustees reviewed the district’s policy packet and highlighted that state law requires the district to notify students and parents that students age 12 and up may access certain counseling sessions without parental consent; trustees directed staff to bring that policy change forward for second reading and to clarify how counselors track visits.
Trustees reviewed the policy packet on Aug. 7 and discussed an aspect of student counseling policy (Policy 7:250). Administration said state law requires notification to students and parents that, in some circumstances, students age 12 and older can receive certain counseling services without parent notification for up to eight sessions.
Why it matters: Trustees said the district must be transparent about statutory rights and about how schools will document counseling visits…
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