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Delaware Valley board rejects 2025 Pennsylvania Youth Risk Behavior Survey after parental, trustee objections
Summary
After public comment and extended trustee discussion, the Delaware Valley School District board voted unanimously against administering the 2025 Pennsylvania Youth Risk Behavior Survey, citing concerns about sensitive questions, mandatory reporting and opt‑in vs opt‑out consent.
The Delaware Valley School District board voted Wednesday to decline participation in the 2025 Pennsylvania Youth Risk Behavior Survey after trustees and public commenters raised questions about the survey's content and process.
The action: a motion to approve the district's participation in the state youth-risk survey was moved and seconded; the board took a roll-call vote and recorded nine "no" votes, defeating the motion.
Why it mattered: public commenters and multiple trustees said the questionnaire includes sensitive items about sexual behavior, suicide and family instability that could be triggering for students and that the district would face mandatory-reporting duties if individual students disclosed abuse or imminent danger.
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