Among the most divisive elements in HB 1296:
Schools are now let to postpone informing parents of events involving their children.
Parents no longer have assured access to their children’s medical and psychiatric records.
Schools no longer have to tell parents right away when staff members or government officials provide medical treatment to their children.
Should their child be the victim of a crime or sexual assault while on school property, the measure allows schools to postpone alerting parents by up to two days.
Parents seeking legal remedies when their rights under the initial initiative are infringed must negotiate additional procedural challenges.
Expanded powers granted to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to enforce compliance includes the ability to punish educational institutions.
