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Surveys - Health and Prevention
                                                                                        
Education Code
Students will not be given any test, questionnaire, survey, or examination, containing questions about personal beliefs/pracitces in sex, family life, mortality, and religion; unless parent/guardian gives written permission. (E.C. 51513)

Students will not be given a survey, analysis, or evaluation that reveals sensitive personal information (i.e., political affiliations or beliefs, mental or psychological poblems, sex behavior or attitudes, illegal and social, self-incriminating, or demeaning behavior, critical appraisals of other individuals with whom respondent has close family relationships, legally recognized privileged or analogous relationships, religious practices, affiliations or beliefs, or income) without the prior written consent of the parent.  Parents/guardians may inspect surveys created by a third party used to collect personal information. (20 United States Code 1232h)

Senate Bill 71 creates an exception to the above requirement by authorizing the administration of anonymous, voluntary surveys to students questioning health behavior and risks.  A grade 5 parent/guardian signature is required to give "active" consent for students to participate in survey.  After notification of the survey, if a grade 7-12 parent/guardian does not opt his/her student out of participating; the student will participate in survey through "passive" parent/guardian consent.  Parent/guardian have a right to inspect the survey. (E.D. 51938)  



Social Host Survey
Students in grades 9 and 12 at Ventura High School are asked to participate in a survey about alcohol use and social host laws.  The survey is being conducted by EVALCORP, a research and consulting firm, on behalf of the Ventura County Behavioral Health Department's Alcohol and Drug Programs' Prevention Services, in cooperation with the Ventura Unified School District's Health Programs Office.  Results will help guide Ventura County's efforts to reduce and prevent underage drinking.





California Healthy Kids Survey Results 
Used by California schools since 1997, the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) consists of age-appropriate survey instruments for students in grades five, seven, nine, and eleven and is designed in a flexible, modular format that is customizable to meet local district needs. The CHKS is intended for use in planning and evaluating student support programs.








                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
Surveys - Health and Prevention