Info & Procedures
The OPT-OUT Notice will help you regain your parental rights and retain parental control over the education and the raising of your child. The OPT-OUT Notice warns the school district that they are to follow your instructions regarding the role and teaching of the school in your child’s life.
The OPT-OUT California Notice delivery system transmits a fully completed and signed OPT-OUT Notice that specifically informs your child's school and district that he or she will be exempt for the current school year from the following school instruction, programs, and/or activities:
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The landmark Mahmoud v. Taylor Supreme Court decision allows parents to opt their children out of instruction that is against their deeply held religious beliefs which may include gender identity, gender studies, instruction that LGBTQ+ is "normative" behavior, Critical Race Theory, DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion).
Parents may also opt their child out of "inclusive" books and curricula when the content conflicts with a parent's deeply held religious beliefs.
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Attending or participating in any class, instruction or activity related to comprehensive sexual education and HIV/AIDS prevention with the exception of state-mandated Comprehensive Sexuality Education in seventh grade and one semester in high school.
See the attached for excerpts from Comprehensive Sexuality Education.
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Participating in any anonymous, voluntary, and confidential test, questionnaire, or survey on pupil health behaviors and risks.
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The administration of any questionnaire, survey, examination, or evaluation containing any questions or items relative to your child, or your personal beliefs regarding practices in sex, family life, morality, or religion such as the following survey.
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The administration of any examination or assessment relative to your child's, or your personal beliefs or practices in sex, family life, morality or religion, or any question designed to evaluate personal behavioral characteristics, including, but not limited to, honesty, integrity, sociability, or self-esteem.
The OPT-OUT Notice conforms to California State Law and the recent Mahmoud v. Taylor U.S. Supreme Court decision.
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To opt-out your child:
Follow these steps:
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Scroll down and choose your county. Complete the blank sections on the OPT-OUT Notice information form. This will allow OPT-OUT California to prepare and deliver a properly-worded OPT-OUT Notice to your child’s school and school district.
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Every blank must be filled out to have a legally binding Notice. We cannot complete and electronically deliver your OPT-OUT Notice unless each blank is fully filled out. (This includes drawing your signature on a smartphone or with your mouse on a computer.)
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In the School District section, choose your child's school district, and then scroll down to choose your child's school. "Docu-sign" the screen in the Your Signature section and click Submit.
An OPT-OUT Notice will be generated and sent by email to the principal of your child’s school as well as the superintendent of your child's school district.
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You will receive an email copy and a copy will be archived by OPT-OUT California.
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If you have questions regarding the OPT-OUT Notice or receive pushback from your child's school or school district, contact the OPT-OUT California Hotline at (669) 307-1953.
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This OPT-OUT Notice must be executed each school year to maintain your child’s OPT-OUT status and protection from the above.
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OPT-OUT California will facilitate the renewal process to keep this OPT-OUT Notice in effect from year to year.
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OPT-OUT California may send additional correspondence, newsletters, or voter guides.
Select your county
Opt-Out instructions can be found above
OPT-OUT California makes an Opt-Out Notice available to all parents of every public school student in all 58 California counties. We display school districts a county at a time below. Please select your county below to find your child's district. From there, click on your child's school.