Lufkin Independent School District 2018 - 2019 Student/Parent Handbook Lufkin, Texas Revised June 25, 2018 Revised June 25, 2018 ii Table of Contents PREFACE ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 SECTION I: PARENTAL RIGHTS ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Consent to Conduct a Psychological Evaluation ............................................................................................................................................... 2 Consent to Display a Student’s Original Works and Personal Information .......................................................................................... 2 Consent to Receive Parenting and Paternity Awareness Instruction if Student is Under Age 14 .............................................. 2 Consent to Video ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Prohibiting the Use of Corporal Punishment ..................................................................................................................................................... 2 Limiting Electronic Communications with Students by District Employees ....................................................................................... 3 ObjectinG to the Release of Directory Information ......................................................................................................................................... 3 ObjectinG to the Release of Student Information to Military Recruiters and Institutions of HiGher Education (Secondary Grade Levels Only) ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Participation in Third-Party Surveys .................................................................................................................................................................... 3 OptinG Out .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 REMOVING A STUDENT FROM INSTRUCTION OR EXCUSING A STUDENT FROM A REQUIRED COMPONENT OF INSTRUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Human Sexuality Instruction .................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 RecitinG a Portion of the Declaration of Independence in Grades 3–12 ................................................................................................ 5 RecitinG the PledGes to the U.S. and Texas FlaGs .............................................................................................................................................. 5 ReliGious or Moral Beliefs .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Tutoring or Test Preparation ................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 RIGHT OF ACCESS TO STUDENT RECORDS, CURRICULUM MATERIALS, AND DISTRICT RECORDS/POLICIES ...................... 5 Instructional Materials ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Student Records ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 AccessinG Student Records ................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Authorized Inspection and Use of Student Records .................................................................................................................................. 6 Teacher and Staff Professional Qualifications ................................................................................................................................................... 8 STUDENTS WITH EXCEPTIONALITIES OR SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES ...................................................................................................... 8 Children of Military Families .................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Parental Role in Certain Classroom and School AssiGnments .................................................................................................................... 8 Multiple Birth SiblinGs ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Safety Transfers/Assignments ........................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Service/Assistance Animal Use by Students ...................................................................................................................................................... 8 Students in the Conservatorship of the State (Foster Care) ........................................................................................................................ 9 Students Who Are Homeless ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Students Who Have Learning Difficulties or Who Need Special Education Services ....................................................................... 9 Students Who Receive Special Education Services with Other School-Aged Children in the Home ....................................... 10 Students Who Speak a Primary Language Other than English ................................................................................................................ 10 Students with Physical or Mental Impairments Protected under Section 504 ................................................................................. 11 SECTION II: OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS .................................................................................... 14 ABSENCES/ATTENDANCE ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 14 Compulsory Attendance ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 14 Age 19 and Older .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Between Ages 6 and 19 ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 14 PrekinderGarten and KinderGarten ................................................................................................................................................................ 14 Exemptions to Compulsory Attendance ............................................................................................................................................................ 14 All Grade Levels ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Secondary Grade Levels ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Failure to Comply with Compulsory Attendance ........................................................................................................................................... 15 All Grade Levels ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Age 19 and Older 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