                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL; SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT; PARENTAL NOTIFICATION (§
22.1-16.8)

A. As used in this section, &#8220;sexually explicit content&#8221; has the same
meaning as provided in subsection A of &#xA7; 2.2-2827.

B. The Department shall develop and make available to each school board model
policies for ensuring parental notification of any instructional material that
includes sexually explicit content and include information, guidance,
procedures, and standards relating to:

   1. Ensuring parental notification;

   2. Directly identifying the specific instructional material and sexually
   explicit subjects; and

   3. Permitting the parent of any student to review instructional material that
   includes sexually explicit content and provide, as an alternative, nonexplicit
   instructional material and related academic activities to any student whose
   parent so requests.

C. Each school board shall adopt policies that are consistent with but may be
more comprehensive than the model policies developed by the Department pursuant
to subsection B.

HISTORY: 2022, c. 100.