01/10/2024
Warwick parents,
Per PPRA, Schools must get parental consent in order for ANY student to take the RISS due to asking questions within the 8 protected categories! Just allowing an opt out is not in accordance to the this law which the superindent is well aware of. The same is stated in guidance for schools as it relates to the PPRA and surveys.
“Consent before students are required to submit to a survey that concerns one or more of the
following eight protected areas (protected information survey) if the survey is funded as part of a
program administered by the U.S. Department of Education (Department) (applicable program)
1. Political affiliations or beliefs of the student or student’s parent;
2. Mental or psychological problems of the student or student’s family;
3. S*x behavior or attitudes;
4. Illegal, anti-social, self-incriminating, or demeaning behavior;
5. Critical appraisals of others with whom respondents have close family relationships;
6. Legally recognized privileged or analogous relationships, such as with lawyers, doctors, or
ministers;
7. Religious practices, affiliations, or beliefs of the student or student’s parent; or
8. Income, other than as required by law to determine program eligibility.
Parents have to either say yes or no or student cannot take the survey. If the survey did not ask a question within the 8 categories then the district can offer opt out and still proceed with survey.
