Pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 115C-76.45(a), at the beginning of every school year,
Principals shall notify parents of the following:

(a) Notice of each health care service offered at their child's school and how the parent can provide consent for any specific service.
(b) Acknowledgement that a parent's consent to a health care service does not waive the parent's right to access his or her child's educational records or health records, or to be notified of changes in the child's services or monitoring.
(c) Procedures to exercise the parental remedies provided by N.C.G.S. § 115C-76.60, set forth in Section IV of this policy.

Pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 115C-76.45(a), Principals shall notify parents of the following:

(a) Prior to administration to students in kindergarten through third grade, a copy of any student well-being questionnaire or health screening form and the means for the parent to consent to the use of the questionnaire or form for his or her child.
(b) Prior to or contemporaneous with changes, notice of changes in services or monitoring related to his or her child’s mental, emotional, or physical health or well-being and the school’s ability to provide a safe and supportive learning environment for that child.
(c) Prior to any changes in the name or pronoun used for a student in school records or by school personnel, parent consent must be received via the Preferred Name Change form.

Pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 115C-76.45(b) and (e), school personnel:

(a) Are required to encourage a child to discuss issues related to the child's well-being with his or her parent and/or facilitate discussion of the issue with the child's parents.
(b) Shall not discourage or prohibit parental notification of, and involvement in critical decisions affecting a student's mental, emotional, or physical health or well-being.

Nothing in the law shall do any of the following:

(a) Prohibit parents from accessing any of their child's education and health records created, maintained, or used by the public-school unit, except as follows:
1. As limited by N.C.G.S. § 114A-10(6)a.
2. When a reasonably prudent person would believe that disclosure would result in the child becoming an abused or neglected juvenile, as those terms are defined in N.C.G.S.§ 7B-101.
(b) Prohibit school employees from notifying a parent about his or her child's mental, emotional, or physical health or well-being, or a change in related services or monitoring.
(c) Encourage or have the effect of encouraging a child to withhold from a parent information about his or her mental, emotional, or physical health or well-being, or a change in related services or monitoring.

Johnston County Public Schools

Student Health Notifications

Student Support Services

Age-appropriate instruction for kindergarten through fourth grade

Parental Concern Resolution Process