SB 563

Virginia Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: February 12, 2026.

Public elementary and secondary schools; parent's right to opt children out of certain ed. content.

Bill ID VA-2026-SB-563
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee Education and Health
Senate failed 2026-02-12
Summary

Parents of public elementary and secondary school children; fundamental right to opt children out of certain educational content. Provides that parents of public elementary and secondary school children have the fundamental right to opt their children out, without penalty, of any instruction, reading, discussion, presentation, including any audio-visual presentation, school assembly, or activity that includes any gender identity, sexual orientation, transgenderism, or drag show theme or content, and the elementary or secondary school shall make reasonable accommodations during such opt-out period. The bill also requires any public secondary school student who is 18 years of age or older to, by request of such student, opt-out, without penalty, of any such instruction, reading discussion, presentation, including any audio-visual presentation, school assembly, or activity, and requires the secondary school to make reasonable accommodations during such opt-out period.

Sponsor
Sturtevant
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
0000-00-00 Status failed
2026-01-14 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-12 Latest Action S Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 4-N)
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