Good afternoon,
Please see below in response to your request. 
1) Please provide documents indicating the total number of students
enrolled in all public schools and charter schools in your District for
the 2022-2023 school year;  See Attached
2) Please provide documents 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 documents indicating the
number of opt-outs by individual grade levels.  
We do opt-in, not opt-out.  Therefore, no information is being provided.
3) Please provide a copy of the document(s) used by the district by which
parents can opt-out or opt-in their children from all or a portion of the
curriculum mandated by the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE in your district.  See Opt-in
documents attached.
4) Please provide documents showing how you implemented the “parent
opt-out” for the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE and Health & Physical Education
curriculum and a copy of the document 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. Including but not limited to forms, flyers,
emails to parents and/or a website.  Did not do Opt-Out.  Therefore, no
documents attached.
4) Please provide documents showing how the 2020 NJSLS-CHPE mandate was
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.       No such documents exist.
6) Copies of the BOE policies and regulations regarding the composition of
your “Book Review Committee,” as well as policies controlling book reviews
or book removal requests.  (Attached Policy regarding Resource Materials
and Complaints)
7) Copies of any book removal or review requests made by residents of your
school district since November 1, 2022 to present. 
No requests have been received. 

8) If any books have been removed from curriculum or from public school
libraries as a result of a demand for removal or by the Board action in
accordance with your book removal policy, copies of all documents relating
to the review or removal.   Not applicable.
9) Any documents, policies or regulations relating to the review of
current textbooks or the review of new textbooks or textbooks being
considered for purchase.  See the Resource Material Policy attached, same
as Number 6.
10) Copies of all bills from the Board attorney or from any outside
council from January 2, 2023 to present. Need 2-week extension due to the
Volume of documentation and the need to redact confidential information
including, but not limited, to student information.

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Thank You,

Tricia McDermott

Executive Secretary 

Lakewood Board of Education

200 Ramsey Ave.

Lakewood, NJ  08701

732-364-2400 ext. 7057

Fax: 732-905-3687

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