permission for the student to access and use or receive
materials that facilitate access to a mental health services
digital platform and who reasonably believes that the school
entity has denied the presence of the parent or legal guardian
while the student accesses and uses the platform on school
premises without good cause has a private right of action
against the governing body of the school entity.
(f) A school entity that provides or intends to provide a
student enrolled in the school entity with access to and use of
or promotes or otherwise facilitates the use of a mental health
services digital platform shall provide written notification to
a parent or legal guardian of the student of the intention or
activity at least thirty (30) days prior to implementation of
the platform or promotion, access, use of the platform or other
activity designed to accomplish the same by the student. The
notification shall include the following:
(1) A clear and detailed description of the platform in a
manner that provides a meaningful understanding to the parent or
guardian of the platform's practices, mission and structure,
including the platform's teachings, approach and philosophies,
lessons, available materials, activities and licenses.
(2) A statement that the school entity may not provide
access to, promote or otherwise facilitate the use of the
platform to a student without written permission of the
student's parent or legal guardian.
(3) A statement that the parent or legal guardian, upon
request, may be present with the student in an authorized school
setting while the student accesses or uses the platform on
school premises, unless good cause for the exclusion of the
parent or legal guardian is documented by the governing board of
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