Bill Text: DE SB293 | 2009-2010 | 145th General Assembly | Draft

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Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Parental Involvement In Schools.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 13-8)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-10 - Assigned to Education Committee in Senate [SB293 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2009-SB293-Draft.html

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SPONSOR:	Sen. Venables & Rep. Brady
	Sens. Bonini, Booth, Bunting, Ennis, Marshall & Simpson, Reps. Atkins, Blakey, Briggs King, Carson, Hocker, Hudson, Lee, Outten, Ramone, D. Short, Walls & Wilson

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

145th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE BILL NO. 293

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN SCHOOLS.

WHEREAS, parental involvement in children's education is essential to the overall development, well-being and educational success of children; and

WHEREAS, the State of Delaware wishes to encourage schools to make vigorous, formal efforts to emphasize to parents the importance of regular involvement in the educational experience of their child(ren), as well as, the opportunities and channels for such involvement;

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1.Amend Title 14, Section 157 of the Delaware Code by inserting subsection (e) as follows:

"(e)Every school implementing or maintaining a curriculum or materials, whether brought or introduced by school educators, administrators, and officials, or by guests invited at their request, which involve human sexuality issues, profanity, sexual acts, violence, drugs and/or alcohol, shall adopt a policy ensuring parental guardian notification no less than 48 hours prior to introduction or instructional use.Such policy shall afford parents or guardians the flexibility to exempt their children from any portion of said curriculum or materials through notification to the school principal.No child so exempted shall be penalized by reason of such exemption.Such policy shall be in writing, formally adopted by each school principal as a policy and distributed at the beginning of each school year to each parent and/or guardian of each student.A copy of each school's policy must also be posted on its web site or other public location such as to be readily available to all who inquire.Such materials described herein shall be made reasonably accessible to parents, guardians, educators, school administrators, and others for inspection and review 48 hours prior to introduction or instructional use."

SYNOPSIS

This Bill would require schools to notify parents of information being taught to their children relating to human sexuality issues, sexual acts, profanity, violence, drugs and/or alcohol.Such policy would ensure parent/guardian notification no less than 48 hours prior to introduction or instructional use.Such policy would afford parents or guardians the flexibility to exempt their children from any portion of said curriculum or materials through notification to the school principal.

Author:Senator Venables