                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

RIGHT OF PARENTS TO REVIEW CERTAIN MATERIALS; SUMMARIES DISTRIBUTED (§
22.1-207.2)

Every parent, guardian or other person in the Commonwealth having control or
charge of any child who is required by subsection A of § 22.1-254 to send such
child to a public school shall have the right to review the complete family life
curricula, including all supplemental materials used in any family life
education program. A complete copy of all printed materials not subject to
copyright protection and a description of all audio-visual materials shall be
made available through any available parental portal and kept in the school
library or office and made available for review to any parent or guardian during
school office hours before and during the school year. The audio-visual
materials shall be made available to parents for in-person review, upon request,
on the same basis as printed materials are made available.
		Each school board shall develop and distribute to the parents or guardians of
a student participating in the family life education program and post for public
viewing on the local school division&#8217;s official website a summary designed
to assist parents 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:
		&#8220;Parents and guardians have the right to review the family life
education program offered by their school division, including written and
audio-visual educational materials used in the program. Parents and guardians
also have the right to excuse their child from all or part of family life
education instruction.&#8221;

HISTORY: 1989, c. 515; 1991, cc. 139, 526; 2009, c. 451; 2020, c. 689.