Non-academic Student Surveys (parental consent policy)
NH Student Survey Consent Law
Students · Children · Government records
Requires school districts to adopt a policy under which students may not be required to take non-academic surveys (about social behavior, family life, religion, politics, sexual orientation or activity, drug use and similar topics) without written parental consent, except the CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which parents may opt out of. Surveys must be posted for parental review at least 10 days before use.
- Where
- New Hampshire
- Citation
- N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. 186:11, IX-d
- Status
- In force
- Enforced by
- New Hampshire State Board of Education / Department of Education
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- No penalty stated; enforced through required district policy.
- Applies to
- New Hampshire public school districts (through policies required by the State Board of Education)
What a privacy notice must say
- Notify parents or guardians of any non-academic survey and its purpose, and make it available at school and online for review at least 10 days before distribution.RSA 186:11, IX-d
Practices it requires
- Do not require a minor student to take a non-academic survey without written parental consent (the CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey is excepted but parents may opt out).RSA 186:11, IX-d
Sources
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: effective_date and last_amended for paragraph IX-d could not be isolated from the section's long source note
Research reference, not legal advice.