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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>63011</law_id><section_number>22.1-207.2</section_number><catch_line>Right of parents to review certain materials; summaries distributed</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="22.1">Education</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="13">Programs, Courses of Instruction and Textbooks</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Programs and Courses of Instruction Generally</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Every <span class="dictionary">parent</span>, guardian or other person in the Commonwealth having control or charge of any child who is required by subsection A of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Compulsory attendance required; excuses and waivers; alternative education program attendance; exemptions from article" href="/22.1-254/">22.1-254</a> to send such child to a public school shall have the right to review the complete family life curricula, including all supplemental <span class="dictionary">materials</span> used in any family life education program. A complete copy of all printed <span class="dictionary">materials</span> not subject to copyright protection and a description of all audio-visual <span class="dictionary">materials</span> shall be made available through any available parental portal and kept in the school library or office and made available for review to any <span class="dictionary">parent</span> or guardian during school office hours before and during the school year. The audio-visual <span class="dictionary">materials</span> shall be made available to <span class="dictionary"><span class="dictionary">parents</span></span> for in-person review, upon request, on the same basis as printed <span class="dictionary">materials</span> are made available.
		Each <span class="dictionary">school board</span> shall develop and distribute to the <span class="dictionary"><span class="dictionary">parents</span></span> or guardians of a student participating in the family life education program and post for public viewing on the local school division&#x2019;s official website a summary designed to assist <span class="dictionary"><span class="dictionary">parents</span></span> in understanding the program implemented in its school division as such program progresses and to encourage parental guidance and involvement in the instruction of the students. Such information shall reflect the curricula of the program as taught in the classroom. The school division shall include the following information on the summary:
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary"><span class="dictionary">Parents</span></span> and guardians have the right to review the family life education program offered by their school division, including written and audio-visual educational <span class="dictionary">materials</span> used in the program. <span class="dictionary"><span class="dictionary">Parents</span></span> and guardians also have the right to excuse their child from all or part of family life education instruction.&#x201D;</p></section></text><history>1989, c. 515; 1991, cc. 139, 526; 2009, c. 451; 2020, c. 689.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
