Student/Parent Handbook - Ysleta Independent School District

HUMAN SEXUALITY INSTRUCTIONAs a part of the district’s curriculum, a student may receive instruction related to human sexuality. Written notice must besent home before each school year indicating whether or not the district will provide human sexuality instruction tostudents. If human sexuality instruction is provided, a summary of its content, the requirements established under statelaw, a statement of the parent’s right to review the materials, the option to remove the student without penalty, andinformation describing opportunities for parental involvement in the development of the curriculum (SHAC) must beincluded in the written notice.FEESMaterials that are part of the basic educational program are provided with state and local funds at no charge to a student;however, a student is expected to provide his or her own pencils, paper, erasers, and notebooks. A student may berequired to pay certain other fees or deposits, including:• Costs for materials for a class project that the student will keep.• Membership dues in voluntary clubs or student organizations and admission fees to extracurricular activities.• Personal physical education and athletic equipment and apparel.• Voluntarily purchased pictures, publications, class rings, yearbooks, graduation announcements, etc.• Musical instrument rental and uniform maintenance, when uniforms are provided by the district.• Personal apparel used in extracurricular activities that becomes the property of the student.• Parking fees and student identification cards.• Fees for optional courses that require use of facilities not available on district premises.• Summer school for courses that are offered tuition-free during the regular school year.• A fee not to exceed $50 for costs of providing an educational program outside of regular school hours for a student whohas lost credit because of absences and whose parent chooses the program in order for the student to meet the 90percent attendance requirement. The fee will be charged only if the parent or guardian signs a district-provided requestform.• Reasonable fees for goods and services provided in connection with any postsecondary instructional program, includingcareer and technology, adult, veterans, or continuing education, community service, evening school, and high schoolequivalency programsWAIVER OF FEESUpon receipt by the district of reliable proof that a student and his or her parent or guardian are unable to pay a fee ordeposit required by the school, such fee or deposit shall be waived. Such student and his or her parent or guardian mustpresent evidence of their inability to pay to the appropriate principal who shall determine eligibility for a fee waiver.PARENT LIABILITY FOR DAMAGESParents are liable for property damage caused by students when: The student's conduct is due to parental negligence or failure to exercise parental duties; or The student is at least 10 years of age but under 18 and engages in willful and malicious conduct.The district may file formal charges against the parents when a student destroys district property. Parents may beordered by a court to make full or partial restitution to the district in accordance with the law.21