Part 4 — Board Powers and Elections Division 1 Board Powers
58.11 Notice and consent re gender identity, sexual orientation or human sexuality instruction
established under section 58.12, provide notice to, and seek the
consent of, a parent of a student where courses, programs of study
or instructional materials, or instruction or exercises, include
subject-matter that deals primarily and explicitly with gender
identity, sexual orientation or human sexuality.
(2) A board shall provide notice to the parent of a student at least
30 days before the start of a course, program of study or
instruction, or the first use of instructional materials or an exercise,
referred to in subsection (1).
(3) No board or teacher shall permit a student to take part in a
course, program of study or instruction, or use instructional
materials or an exercise, referred to in subsection (1) unless the
parent of the student has, before the start of the course, program of
study or instruction, or before the first use of the instructional
materials or exercise, provided consent for the student to do so in
accordance with the policies established under section 58.12.
(4) Where no consent has been provided under this section in
respect of a student, the teacher shall arrange for alternate
instruction or supervision for the student outside the classroom or
place where the course, program of study or instruction will take
place or the instructional materials or exercise will be used.
(5) This section does not apply to incidental or indirect references
to gender identity, sexual orientation or human sexuality in a
course, program of study, instruction or exercises or in the use of
instructional materials.
(6) Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to require the
provision of notice to, or the seeking of consent of, the parent of a
student for any participation by the student in a student
organization established, or activity held, under section 35.1.
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