Section 11. Sexuality Performance Standards Exemption

Each school district or charter school shall implement a policy that will insure that parents have the ability to request that their child be exempted from the parts of the health education curriculum that address sexuality performance standards. A. The policy shall include, but is not limited to: (1) the process for parents to request an exemption from the parts of the health education curriculum that address the sexuality performance standards; (2) how alternative lessons are established for the exempted parts of the curriculum. 6.29.6 NMAC 31 B. Each local board of education or governing body of a charter school shall ensure the involvement of parents, staff and students in the development of the policy.