Sec. 104. Parents right-to-know
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Section 1112(e) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6312(e) ) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and
(4)as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (6), respectively; by inserting before paragraph
(2)(as so redesignated), the following: A local educational agency receiving funds under this part shall ensure that each elementary school and secondary school (including secondary career and technical education schools) served by such agency posts on a publicly accessible website of the school or, if the school does not operate a website, widely disseminates to the public, a summary notice of the right of parents to information about their children’s education as required under this Act, which shall be in an understandable format for parents and include, at minimum— the right (provided in accordance with the requirements of section 445(a)(2) of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1232h(a)(2) ) with respect to such local educational agency) to review, and make copies of, at no cost, the curriculum of their child’s school; the right to know if the State alters the State’s challenging State academic standards; the right to meet with each teacher of their child not less than twice during each school year in accordance with paragraph (5)(A); the right to review the budget, including all revenues and expenditures, of their child’s school; the right to— a list of the books and other reading materials available in the library of their child’s school; and inspect such books or other reading materials; the right to information about all schools in which their child can enroll, including options for enrolling in or transferring to— other schools served by the local educational agency; charter schools; and schools served by a different local educational agency in the State; the right to address the school board of the local educational agency; the right to information about violent activity in their child’s school; the right to information about any plans to eliminate gifted and talented or college credit programs in the child’s school, including Advanced Placement and dual-enrollment classes; the right to review any professional development materials; the right to know if their child is not grade-level proficient in reading or language arts at the end of the third grade as described in subsection (c)(10); the right to know if a school employee or contractor acts to— change a minor child’s gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name; or allow a child to change the child’s sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms; the right to know if— a school employee or contractor acts to— treat, advise, or address the cyberbullying of a student; treat, advise, or address the bullying or hazing of a student; treat, advise, or address a student’s mental health, suicidal ideation, or instances of self-harm; treat, advise, or address a specific threat to the safety of a student; treat, advise, or address the possession or use of drugs and other controlled substances; or treat, advise, or address an eating disorder; or a child brings a weapon to school; the right to the notice described in subsection (c)(11) before a person speaks (in-person or virtually) to their child in a class, school assembly, or any other school-sponsored event; the right to be informed of the total number of school counselors in their child’s school; the right to know if their child’s school operates, sponsors, or facilitates athletic programs or activities that permit an individual whose biological sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for individuals whose biological sex is female; the right to know if their child’s school allows an individual whose biological sex is male to use restrooms or changing rooms designated for individuals whose biological sex is female; and the right to timely notice of any major cyberattack against their child’s school that may have compromised student or parent information. ; in paragraph (2)(B) (as redesignated by paragraph (1))— by redesignating clause
(i)and clause
(ii)as subclause
(I)and subclause (II), respectively; by striking
(B)and inserting: Additional Information.— ; and by adding at the end the following: A local educational agency receiving funds under this part shall ensure that each elementary school and secondary school (including secondary career and technical education schools) served by such agency provides the parents of each child who is a student in such school— at the beginning of each school year, a list of books and other reading materials available in the library of such school; and the opportunity to inspect such books and other reading materials. A local educational agency receiving funds under this part shall ensure that each elementary school and secondary school (including secondary career and technical education schools) served by such agency provides the parents of each child who is a student in such school timely notification of any violent activity occurring on school grounds or at school-sponsored activities in which one or more individuals suffer injuries (including whether such agency is aware of videos or recordings of such violent activity), except that such notification shall not contain names or the grade level of any students involved in the activity. A local educational agency receiving funds under this part shall ensure that each elementary school and secondary school (including secondary career and technical education schools) served by such agency provides the parents of each child who is a student in such school timely notification of any plan to eliminate gifted and talented or college credit programs in such school, including Advanced Placement and dual-enrollment classes. A local educational agency receiving funds under this part shall ensure that each elementary school and secondary school (including secondary career and technical education schools) served by such agency provides the parents of each child who is a student in such school the information described in paragraph (1)(O). A local educational agency receiving funds under this part shall ensure that each elementary school and secondary school (including secondary career and technical education schools) served by such agency provides the parents of each child who is a student in such school the information described in paragraph (1)(F), including the enrollment and transfer options described in such paragraph. A local educational agency receiving funds under this part shall ensure that each elementary school and secondary school (including secondary career and technical education schools) served by such agency notifies the parents of any child who is a student in such school if a school employee or contractor takes, with respect to such child, any action described in clause
(i)or
(ii)of paragraph (1)(L). A local educational agency receiving funds under this part shall ensure that each elementary school and secondary school (including secondary career and technical education schools) served by such agency notifies— the parents of any child who is a student in such school if a school employee or contractor takes, with respect to such child, any action described in clause
(i)of paragraph (1)(M); and the parents of each child who is a student in such school if any child takes the action described in clause
(ii)of paragraph (1)(M). A local educational agency receiving funds under this part shall ensure that each elementary school and secondary school (including secondary career and technical education schools) served by such agency provides the parents of each child who is a student in such school the opportunity to review professional development materials to ensure the parental right described in paragraph (1)(J). A local educational agency receiving funds under this part shall ensure that each elementary school and secondary school (including secondary career and technical education schools) served by such agency provides the parents of each child who is a student in such school the information described in paragraph (1)(O). A local educational agency receiving funds under this part shall ensure that each elementary school and secondary school (including secondary career and technical education schools) served by such agency provides the parents of each child who is a student in such school the information described in paragraph (1)(O). A local educational agency receiving funds under this part shall ensure that each elementary school and secondary school (including secondary career and technical education schools) served by such agency provides the parents of each child who is a student in such school notifications described in paragraph (1)(O). ; and by inserting after paragraph
(4)(as redesignated by paragraph (1)) the following: A local educational agency receiving funds under this part shall provide the parents of each child who is a student in an elementary school or secondary school (including secondary career and technical education schools) served by such agency— the opportunity to meet in-person or virtually via videoconference with each teacher of such child not less than twice during each school year; and a notification, at the beginning of each school year, of the opportunity for such meetings, including the option to attend such meetings virtually via videoconference; and the opportunity to address the school board of such local educational agency on issues impacting the education of children in such agency and on any violations of the rights specified in paragraph (1). .
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