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CPS lawyers outline required "Parents' Bill of Rights" changes; policy draft mirrors statute with exceptions for privacy and health laws
Summary
Cincinnati Public Schools legal staff told the Policy & Equity Committee they have drafted a parents' bill of rights policy that largely copies statutory language and includes required complaint and appeals processes, while preserving exceptions for FERPA, HIPAA and existing mental-health consent laws.
Cincinnati Public Schools legal staff told the Policy & Equity Committee on April 25 that the district has drafted a policy to comply with the recently enacted "parents' bill of rights" (House Bill 8) and will circulate that draft to the committee and full board before a July 1 deadline.
Why it matters: The statute requires new procedures on parental notification for certain instructional materials and for "substantial changes" in a student's status; it also restricts DEI programming and adds an appeals process. The policy committee discussed how the statutory requirements intersect with existing…
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