Parent Bill of Rights

NOTICE OF PARENT LEGAL RIGHTS (NCGS §115C-76.25)

1. The right to consent or withhold consent for participation in reproductive health and safety education programs.
2. The right to seek a medical or religious exemption from immunization requirements.
3. The right to review statewide standardized assessment results as part of the State report card.
4. The right to request an evaluation of their child for an academically or intellectually gifted program, or for identification as a child with a disability.
5. The right to inspect and purchase public school unit textbooks and other supplementary instructional materials.
6. The right to access information relating to the Board's policies for promotion or retention, including high school graduation requirements.
7. The right to receive student report cards on a regular basis that clearly depict and grade the student's academic performance, conduct, and attendance.
8. The right to access information relating to the State public education system, State standards, report card requirements, attendance requirements, and textbook requirements.
9. The right to participate in parent-teacher organizations.
10. The right to opt into certain data collection for their child.
11. The right for students to participate in protected student information surveys only with parental consent.
12. The right to review all available records of materials their child has borrowed from the school library.

Teacher Licensing Verification

As part of transparency and accountability, parents have the right to look up teacher licensure information.