HB 382 Summary

• Requires public schools to allow parents to review curriculum, meet with teachers at least twice yearly, review school budgets, and access information about school options and enrollment transfers.

• Mandates schools notify parents before changes to a child's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name; before allowing access to sex-based accommodations like bathrooms or locker rooms; and regarding bullying, mental health concerns, drug use, eating disorders, and safety threats.

• Establishes teacher rights including authority to establish classroom rules, remove disruptive students, use reasonable force for safety, and communicate with parents on discipline; prohibits schools from preventing teachers from exercising these rights.

• Repeals and reenacts student records protections requiring written parental consent before releasing personally identifiable information, establishing 45-day access timelines, and allowing parents to challenge record accuracy.

• Creates academic policy committees at each school composed of parents, teachers, and school employees to select principals and supervise school employees; requires biological sex designation for locker room and restroom use.