Education and Training Act 2020

51 Release from tuition for specified parts of health curriculum

(1)

A parent of a student enrolled at a State school may ask the principal in writing to ensure that the student is released from tuition in specified parts of the health curriculum related to sexuality education.

(2)

On receiving a request under subsection (1), the principal must ensure that—

(a)

the student is released from the relevant tuition; and

(b)

the student is supervised during the period of release from that tuition.

(3)

Subsection (1) does not require a principal to ensure that a student who is to be excluded from tuition in specified parts of the health curriculum related to sexuality education is excluded at any other time while a teacher deals with a question raised by another student that relates to the specified part of the curriculum.

Compare: 1989 No 80 s 25AA