Acknowledges your parental right to make decisions with respect to your child(ren)
Demonstrates confidence in parents
Respects parents' decision-making
Respects parents' rights to protect their children’s innocence
Allows parents to change their minds even after instruction has begun
Communicate any questions or concerns you have with your child(ren)'s teacher
Share your decisions with your child(ren)
Respect the decisions of other parents to guide the reading, viewing, and listening of their children even if they are different from your own
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Identify instructional materials, including supplementary materials, with sexually explicit content in the curriculum
Provide written notice to parents via ParentSquare at least 30 days (or a reasonable amount of time) prior to the use of any instructional materials with sexually explicit content
Provide alternative non-explicit instructional material and related academic activities to any student whose parent requests it
Communicate any questions and concerns he/she may have about anything they have seen, heard, or read
Respect the decisions made by other families even if they are different from your own
Prevent students from making independent choices on what to read, watch, or listen to
Target any groups for their beliefs/choices
Instructional materials are selected with purpose and intention based on the following criteria:
Supports and enriches the curriculum, standards, objectives, and learning intentions
Meets high standards in literary, artistic, and aesthetic quality; technical aspects; and physical format
Appropriate for the subject area and for the age, emotional development, ability level, learning styles, and social, emotional, and intellectual development of the students for whom the materials are selected
Incorporates accurate and authentic factual content from authoritative sources
Earns favorable reviews in standard reviewing sources and/or favorable recommendations based on preview and examination of materials by professional personnel (Book Review Resources)
Exhibits a high degree of potential user appeal and interest
The nature of some assignments, specifically research and independent reading, allows students to choose their own instructional materials. Be aware that your child may encounter sexually explicit material depending on their choices.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your child's teacher first for clarification before reaching out to other stakeholders.
HCS Course Offerings is a directory of courses offered by HCS.
If you have an objection to any instructional materials you may complete the Request for Reconsideration Form and turn it in to your school principal.
The High School ELA Book Room Inventory lists all of the novels available for use in high school English Language Arts classrooms and whether a text contains sexually explicit content.
The Middle School ELA Book Room Inventory lists all of the novels available for use in high school English Language Arts classrooms and whether a text contains sexually explicit content.
CommonSense Media provides over 40,000 reviews of movies, books, apps, TV shows, podcasts, video games, and websites.
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