1051- (AB) New Hampshire Parental Bill of Rights
1051 (AB) New Hampshire Parental Bill of Rights 1051 (AB)
A. New Hampshire Parental Bill of Rights
I. All parental rights are reserved to the parents of a minor child in this state without
obstruction or interference from any school. These rights include, but are not limited
to, the right:
1. To direct the upbringing and the moral or religious training.
2. To direct the education, including the right to choose to enroll the minor child in
an assigned resident public school, a public charter school, a non-public school,
including a religious school, a home education program, or any other state-based
education program, as authorized by law, as an alternative to public education,
as set forth in RSA 193:1 and RSA 194-F:1, et sequentia.
3. To request that a minor child be enrolled in a public school other than the public
school assigned to them by their residence to avoid a manifest educational
hardship, as set forth in RSA 193:3.
4. To enroll his or her minor child in gifted or special education programs if the child
qualifies for such programs.
5. To inquire of the school or school personnel and promptly receive accurate,
truthful, and complete disclosure regarding any and all matters related to their
minor child, unless an immediate answer cannot be provided when the initial
request is made, in which case, the answer shall be provided no later than 10
business days after the request.
6. To be informed of the school’s policy regarding discipline policies and
procedures, as set forth in RSA 193:13.
7. To obtain access for a minor child to public curricular courses and co-curricular
programs offered by the local school district where the student resides while
choosing to enroll their child in a non-public, public chartered, home education, or
any other state-based education program, as set forth in RSA 193:1-c and RSA
194-F:2, II(d).
8. To inspect any instructional material used as part of the educational curriculum
within a reasonable period following a request, as set forth in 20 U.S.C. section
1232h(c)(1)(C).
9. To opt out of health or sex education and any other objectionable material, as set
forth in RSA 186:11, IX-b and IX-c.
10. To be advised of and have the right to opt the minor child out of any
nonacademic survey or questionnaire.
11. To opt out of any district-level data collection relating to his or her minor child not
required by federal or state law.
required by federal or state law.
12. To exempt their public-school minor child from participating in required statewide
assessments in English, language arts, mathematics, and/or science, as set forth
in RSA 193-C:6.
13. To receive information regarding the level of achievement and academic growth
of their minor child in the state academic assessments in English, language arts,
mathematics, and/or science, as set forth in the Every Student Succeeds Act, 20
U.S.C. section 1112 (e)(1)(B)(i).
14. To receive a school report card and be informed of his or her minor child’s
attendance requirements and compliance with such requirements.
15. To access and review all education records relating to their minor child within 10
business days after the day the school receives a request for access, as set forth
in RSA 189:66, IV and 34 C.F.R. 99.5.
16. To consent in writing before the state or any of its political subdivisions, including,
without limitation, any school pursuant also to the provisions of RSA 189:68, III-
V, makes a video or voice recording, unless such recording is made during or as
V, makes a video or voice recording, unless such recording is made during or as
part of a court proceeding or part of a forensic interview in a criminal or other
investigation by the bureau of child protective services or it is to be used solely
for the purpose of a safety demonstration, including the maintenance of order
and discipline in the common areas of a school or on student transportation
vehicles.
investigation by the bureau of child protective services or it is to be used solely
for the purpose of a safety demonstration, including the maintenance of order
and discipline in the common areas of a school or on student transportation
vehicles.
17. To be notified whenever seclusion or restraint has been used on their minor child
as set forth in RSA 126-U:7.
18. To access and review all medical records of their minor child maintained by a
school or school personnel, unless otherwise prohibited by law.
19. To exempt their minor child from immunizations if, in the opinion of a physician,
the immunization is detrimental to the child’s health or because of religious
beliefs, as set forth in RSA 141-C:20-a and RSA 141-C:20-c.
II. Federal law provides for additional parent and family involvement for schools that are
receiving Title I, Part A; Title I, Part C (migrant); Title III, Part A (EL) funds, including:
receiving Title I, Part A; Title I, Part C (migrant); Title III, Part A (EL) funds, including:
1. The right to receive information, including student reports, in an understandable
and uniform format and to the extent practicable, in a language that parents can
understand, as set forth in 20 U.S.C. sections 1112(e)(4); 1114(b)(4); 1116(e)(5);
and 1116(f).
and uniform format and to the extent practicable, in a language that parents can
understand, as set forth in 20 U.S.C. sections 1112(e)(4); 1114(b)(4); 1116(e)(5);
and 1116(f).
2. Upon request of the parent, the right to receive information regarding state
qualifications of the student’s classroom teachers and paraprofessionals providing
services to their minor child, as set forth in 20 U.S.C. section 1112(e)(1)(A) (i-ii).
3. The right to receive an annual local educational agency report card that includes
information on such agency as a whole and each school served by the agency, as
set forth in 20 U.S.C. section 1111(h)(2) (A-B) (i-iii).
information on such agency as a whole and each school served by the agency, as
set forth in 20 U.S.C. section 1111(h)(2) (A-B) (i-iii).
B. Dissemination
Pursuant to RSA 189-B:5, II, the Board directs that the Superintendent publish a complete
copy of Section A (the Parental Bill of Rights) of this policy to be published:
copy of Section A (the Parental Bill of Rights) of this policy to be published:
1. Each year in the School District’s annual report each year;
2. Permanently on the District’s website; and
3. Each year in every student and employee handbook.
| NH Statutes | Description |
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RSA 126-U
RSA 141-C:20-a RSA 141-C:20-c RSA 186:11, IX-b RSA 186:11, IX-c RSA 186:11, IX-d RSA 186:11, IX-e RSA 189:66 RSA 189:67 RSA 189:68 RSA 193:1 RSA 193:13 RSA 193:3 |
Limiting the Use of Child Restraint Practices
Immunization Exemptions Health and Sex Education Objectionable Course Material Duties of State Board of Education Notice to Parents/Guardian Required Data Inventory and Policies Publication Limits on Disclosure of Information Student Privacy Duty of Parent; Compulsory Attendance by Pupil Suspension and Expulsion of Pupils Change of School or Assignment, Manifest Educational Hardship or Best Interest, Excusing Attendance |
| Federal Regulations | Description |
| 34 CFR. Part 99 |
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| Federal Statutes |
Description
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| 20 U.S.C. § 1232h |
Adopted: 9/2/2025