Dear Saddle River School District,

This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
1) Please provide records and a statement indicating the total number of students enrolled in all public schools and charter schools in your District for the 2022-2023 school year;

2) Please provide records and a statement indicating the total number of students whose parents have availed themselves of the opt-out provisions of N.J.S.A.18A:35-4.7 and opted their child out of all or a portion of the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE mandate or curriculum promulgated in accordance thereto for the 2022-2023 school year. Please provide the number of opt-outs by individual grade levels.

3) Please provide the form or method by which parents can opt-out their children from all or a portion of the curriculum mandated by the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE in your district.

4) Please provide records and a statement indicating how the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE mandate is being implemented in your district, for example: a) in the classroom; b) at home by parents; c) as a homework assignment; d) in an assembly; e) as a webinar; f) being taught on the last day of school; g) any methods but with elements removed; h) not at all (detail the elements that have been removed).

5) Documents showing how you implemented the “parent opt-out” for the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE and Health & Physical Education curriculum in general including but not limited to forms, flyers to parents and emails.

6) Copies of the BOE policies and regulations controlling book review or book removal requests.

7) Documents showing how you implemented the “parent opt-out” for the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE and Health & Physical Education curriculum in general including but not limited to forms, flyers to parents and emails.

Yours faithfully,
New Jersey Public Education Coalition