New Hampshire schools will be blocked from withholding information about students’ behavior, health or sexual orientation under a parental bill of rights package signed into law by Gov. Kelly Ayotte on Tuesday.
The Republican-backed bills, approved by the Legislature last week, will require public schools to disclose information unless there is “compelling state interest” to protect the child from abuse or neglect.
The new law allows parents access to their child’s school records, requires parental notice and opt-in consent for nonacademic surveys and prohibits “obscene or harmful” sexual materials in schools. Another provision would outlaw mandatory mask policies in schools.
Ayotte and other backers of the plan say it protects the autonomy of parents over their children and outlines their “fundamental” parental rights over public school districts.
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Author: Ray Hilbrich
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