Cary Community Consolidated School District 26

Know Your Schools

A Handbook for Parents and Students

Teaching About Controversial Issues

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District 26 strives to provide an enriching and educational learning environment for all students. Teachers strive to present curriculum and topics in an appropriate, unbiased, and balanced format and strive to present all viewpoints. If the curriculum planned to be covered in the classroom is considered to be controversial in nature to families, District 26 Policy (Board Policy 6:80) includes a procedure (Administrative Procedure 6:80-AP) allowing parents to request that their child “opt out” of the
instructional setting during the time the material is covered. A parent or guardian may request that his/her child be excused from the particular curriculum or instructional session that is considered as controversial to a family by completing a Curriculum Objection Form (accessible on website or in the school office). The classroom teacher will provide an alternative assignment and/or alternative setting for students whose parents exercise the opt-out procedure. Persons with complaints about curriculum, instructional materials, and programs should communicate concerns to the classroom teacher followed by the building principal and/or Director of Curriculum and Instruction. Parents may also choose to complete a Curriculum Objection Form (Board Policy 6:260-E).