2011-2012 Student Handbook - McKinney Independent School District

Table of ContentsPREFACESECTION I: PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIESPARENTAL INVOLVEMENT...................................................................................................... 2Working Together……………………………………………………………………………2PARENTAL RIGHTS .................................................................................................................... 3Obtaining Information and Protecting Student Rights ............................................................ 3“Opting Out” of Surveys and Activities ................................................................................. 3Inspecting Surveys .................................................................................................................. 3Requesting Professional Qualifications of Teachers and Staff ............................................... 3Reviewing Instructional Materials .......................................................................................... 4Displaying a Student’s Artwork and Projects ......................................................................... 4Accessing Student Records ..................................................................................................... 4Granting Permission to Video or Audio Record a Student ..................................................... 4Granting Permission to Receive Parenting and Paternity Awareness Instruction………….. 5Removing a Student Temporarily from the Classroom .......................................................... 5Removing a Student from Human Sexuality Instruction ........................................................ 5Excusing a Student from Reciting the Pledges to the U.S. and Texas Flags .......................... 6Excusing a Student from Reciting a Portion of the Declaration of Independence ................. 6Requesting Limited or No Contact with a Student through Electronic Media……………... 6Requesting Notices of Certain Student Misconduct ............................................................... 6School Safety Transfers .......................................................................................................... 6Requesting Classroom Assignment for Multiple Birth Siblings ............................................ 7Other Import Information for Parents………………………………………………………. 7Parents of Students with Disabilities ...................................................................................... 7Requesting the Use of a Service Animal………………………………………………… 7Options and Requirements for Providing Assistance to Students Who Have LearningDifficulties or Who Need or May Need Special Education ................................................ 7Parents of Students Who Speak a Primary Language Other than English…………………. 8Accommodations for Children of Military Families .............................................................. 8Student Records ...................................................................................................................... 8- i -