MN SF1449

Each school district must have a procedure allowing parents, guardians, or adult students (18+) to review instructional materials in classrooms, school libraries, or media centers and arrange alternative instruction if they object to the content.

School boards are not required to pay for alternative instruction provided by parents or guardians, and school personnel may not penalize students for arranging alternative instruction, though they may evaluate the quality of student work.

When a parent or guardian objects to content as sexually explicit or obscene and harmful to minors, the school district must immediately notify by electronic or other means all parents and guardians of students in that course, grade, program, or activity about the objection.

The name and personally identifiable information of the parent, guardian, or adult student who objects to content as sexually explicit or obscene is classified as private data under Minnesota law.

School districts must annually inform parents, guardians, and adult students of their right to review instructional materials, arrange alternative instruction, and receive notice of objections regarding sexually explicit or obscene content.