Parent's Rights
89. Healthcare in Public Schools
Legislators shall prohibit reproductive healthcare services, including mental health counseling or referrals to outside health services or clinics, and distribution or demonstration of condoms and contraception through public schools. We support parents’ right to know, and consent to choose, without penalty, which healthcare medications and mental health services are administered to their minor children. We support requiring informed consent of parents before any school-based mental health assessments or interventions are performed; the district must obtain written parental consent. Written parental consent must include the district’s full disclosure of the business or clinic students will be referred to for healthcare or mental health services (opt-in status).
