Letter to Teachers…

Letter to Teachers, Administrators, and Support Staff

Please copy to your word processing program and apply to your student and administration:

TO: School Name, Grade, Subject, Teacher

RE: Student’s Name

FROM: Parent(s’) or Guardian’s Name(s) Date:

We have chosen not to delegate our responsibility in the following areas of education, health, mental health, and/or social services to any teacher, guest speaker, district personnel, school/community-linked personnel, medical practitioner, nurse, aid, or agent:

1. Surveys or questionnaires of a personal nature pertaining to drugs, sex, or other personal or family behavior(s).

2. Decision-Making/Critical Thinking /Values Training (when not consistent with the values of our family). If you have questions, please call us to verify what those values are.

3. Population Control/Environmentalism/ Biodiversity/Sustainability that is biased against large families.

4. Homosexuality/Multiculturalism/Diversity/Life Styles when not consistent with the cultural diversity of our home.

5. Death, Dying and Suicide

6. Sex Education/Family Living

7. Teenage Health Consultant Program

8. Peer Helping

9. Drugs and Alcohol

10. Self-Esteem

11. Teenage Health Consultants

12. Non-Academic Guidance

13. Affective Education (feelings)

14. AIDS/HIV/STDs

We would appreciate a listing of required reading noting whether or not the content contains obscenity, or references the issues listed above. Also requested is a listing of videos to be used in class with their ratings.

We ask that (N) be sent to the library with an academic assignment each time these topics are discussed in class. We ask that our prior written permission be obtained before related assemblies are attended.

As parents, we would be happy to share the value driven directive methodology of education and formation that our family applies: this is right, this is wrong, and this is why.

Emergency medical care may be provided ONLY by an avowed pro-life physician or other pro-life health care professional whose ethics are consistent with the philosophy of first doing no harm. We ask that (N) not be referred for any prevention, intervention or aftercare programs or services of any organization or agency whether internal or external, even if the law allows treatment or referral without parental consent . We defer permission for all physical, psychological, or other health related evaluations, screenings, referrals and/or services. We ask to be contacted before counseling or discipline of any sort take place. Our home phone number is: (N), and our work number is: (N).

We request that our student’s social security number not be retained for internal or external administrative or statistical purposes. We ask that no information relative to our children and family be sent to the State in any form for reasons of Medicaid Case Management. We request a written notice of the existence of any “confidential” file(s) kept by the school, or in collaboration with any school/community-linked service(s,) as well as a written explanation of the procedures necessary for reviewing such records.

Please contact us immediately relative to any concerns, whether academic, behavioral, health or otherwise. We appreciate the fine cooperation received. Together, we will supply (N) with the best educational opportunities possible!

Thank you,

Parent/guardian’s signature

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