Tex. Education Code § 37.054
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 37.054, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 37.054. PARENTAL NOTICE, CONSENT, AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION.
Official statutory text
(a) Before a student is admitted to a school-community guidance center, the administrator of the center must notify the student's parent or guardian that the student has been assigned to attend the center.
(b) The notification must include:
(1) the reason that the student has been assigned to the center;
(2) a statement that on request the parent or guardian is entitled to be fully informed in writing of any treatment method or testing program involving the student; and
(3) a statement that the parent or guardian may request to be advised and to give written, signed consent for any psychological testing or treatment involving the student.
(c) If, after notification, a parent refuses to consent to testing or treatment of the student, the center may not provide any further psychological treatment or testing.
(d) A parent or guardian of a student attending a center is entitled to inspect:
(1) any instructional or guidance material to be used by the student, including teachers' manuals, tapes, and films; and
(2) the results of any treatment, testing, or guidance method involving the student.
(e) The administrator of the center may set a schedule for inspection of materials that allows reasonable access but does not interfere with the conduct of classes or business activities of the school.
(b) The notification must include:
(1) the reason that the student has been assigned to the center;
(2) a statement that on request the parent or guardian is entitled to be fully informed in writing of any treatment method or testing program involving the student; and
(3) a statement that the parent or guardian may request to be advised and to give written, signed consent for any psychological testing or treatment involving the student.
(c) If, after notification, a parent refuses to consent to testing or treatment of the student, the center may not provide any further psychological treatment or testing.
(d) A parent or guardian of a student attending a center is entitled to inspect:
(1) any instructional or guidance material to be used by the student, including teachers' manuals, tapes, and films; and
(2) the results of any treatment, testing, or guidance method involving the student.
(e) The administrator of the center may set a schedule for inspection of materials that allows reasonable access but does not interfere with the conduct of classes or business activities of the school.
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