United States: U.S. Department Of Education Finds Burlington Public Schools Violated Federal Parental Rights Laws By Ignoring Parent Requests To Opt Children Out Of Inappropriate Survey

Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s (the Department’s) Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) determined that Burlington Public Schools (the District) in Massachusetts violated the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) by requiring student participation in a survey containing sensitive, sexually explicit questions after parents expressly requested that their children not partake. SPPO found that the […]