Attention Parents of Public School Students

Attention Parents of Public School Students

The NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards for Comprehensive Health & Physical Education require all public school students to learn about a broad range of topics. For many families, these topics are better addressed at home, at a time of the family’s choosing, based on the development and readiness of the student.

Fortunately, the curriculum contains an optout provision for those parents who do not want their child taking part in some or all of these lessons. Parents /guardians should be notified of the excusal process by the school district. However, no specific procedures are specified. If you are not notified or unable to find instructions about the process, it is essential to reach out to your school because a lack of response from a parent intending to opt-out would provide the district with the assumption that you approve of the child attending the classes. (You have opted-in unless you proactively opt-out.)

Please visit the website of the New Jersey Catholic Conference for further guidance: www.njcatholic.org