C ACTUAL F AMILIAS

Pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 115C-76.25, a parent has the following legal rights regarding their child's education:

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1. The right to consent or withhold consent for participation in reproductive health and safety education programs, consistent with the requirements of G.S. 115C-81.30.  The School will provide parents with a consent form prior to such programming.

2. The right to seek a medical or religious exemption from immunization requirements, consistent with the requirements of G.S.130A-156 and G.S. 130A-157. Please consult the Family Handbook for this information.

3. The right to review statewide standardized assessment results as part of the State report card. The School will provide such information following such assessments.

4. The right to request an evaluation of their child for an academically or intellectually gifted program or for identification as a child with a disability, as provided in Article 9 of this Chapter. Please consult the Family Handbook for this information.

5. The right to inspect and purchase public school unit textbooks and other supplementary instructional materials, as provided in Part 3 of Article 8 of this Chapter. Please refer to the School's Policy on Curriculum, Textbooks, Supplementary Materials and Library Materials.

6. The right to access information relating to the unit's policies for promotion or retention, including high school graduation requirements. Please consult the Family Handbook for this information.

7. The right to receive student report cards on a regular basis that clearly depict and grade the student's academic performance in each class or course, the student's conduct, and the student's attendance. Please consult the Family Handbook for this information.

8. The right to access information relating to the State public education system, State standards, report card requirements, attendance requirements, and textbook requirements. Please consult the Family Handbook for this information as well as the Department of Public Instruction.

9. The right to participate in parent-teacher organizations. This information will be provided directly from the parent-teacher organization.

10. The right to opt into certain data collection for their child, as provided in Part 5 of this Article and Article 29 of this Chapter. Please consult the Family Handbook for this information

11. The right for students to participate in protected student information surveys only with parental consent, as provided in Part 5 of this Article. Please consult the Family Handbook for this information.

12. The right to review all available records of materials their child has borrowed from a school library. Please refer to the School's Policy on Curriculum, Textbooks, Supplementary Materials, and Library Materials.

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