Section 51939 Of Article 4. Notice And Parental Excuse From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 28. >> Chapter 5.6. >> Article 4.
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. (a) A pupil may not attend any class in comprehensive sexual
health education or HIV prevention education, or participate in any
anonymous, voluntary, and confidential test, questionnaire, or survey
on pupil health behaviors and risks, if the school has received a
written request from the pupil's parent or guardian excusing the
pupil from participation.
(b) A pupil may not be subject to disciplinary action, academic
penalty, or other sanction if the pupil's parent or guardian declines
to permit the pupil to receive comprehensive sexual health education
or HIV prevention education or to participate in anonymous,
voluntary, and confidential tests, questionnaires, or surveys on
pupil health behaviors and risks.
(c) While comprehensive sexual health education, HIV prevention
education, or anonymous, voluntary, and confidential test,
questionnaire, or survey on pupil health behaviors and risks is being
administered, an alternative educational activity shall be made
available to pupils whose parents or guardians have requested that
they not receive the instruction or participate in the test,
questionnaire, or survey.