All instructional materials, including supplementary materials and teachers’ manuals, used with any survey, analysis or evaluation in a program or project supported by federal funds are available for inspection by parents and guardians.

As a part of any project or program supported by federal funds, parents/guardians have the right to receive written notice and the option to opt their child out of any survey, analysis, or evaluation that reveals information concerning:

1. Political affiliations or beliefs of the student or the student’s parent or guardian;
2. Mental or psychological problems of the student or the student’s family;
3. Sex behavior and attitudes;
4. Illegal, anti-social, self-incriminating or demeaning behavior;
5. Critical appraisals of other individuals with whom respondents have close family relationships;
6. Legally recognized privileged or similar relationships, such as those of lawyers, physicians, and ministers;
7. Religious practices, affiliations, or beliefs of the student or student’s parent/guardian; or
8. Income other than information necessary to establish eligibility for participation in a program or for receiving financial assistance under such program.

The district shall make arrangements to protect student privacy during the administration of surveys and the collection, disclosure or use of personal information for marketing, sales, or other distribution purposes.

Cross Reference:
Policy 3250 Student Records

WSSDA Cross Reference:
Policy 3232 Parent & Student Rights in the Administration of Surveys, Analysis, or Evaluations

Legal References:
20 U.S.C. 1232h No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
34 CFR Part 98 Student rights in research, experimental activities and testing
RCW 28A.605.005

Highline School District 401 
Adopted by the Board: July 15, 2009
Revised by the Board: 9.25
Classification: Encouraged