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Texas Education Code - Section 26.009. Consent Required For Certain Activities

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§ 26.009. CONSENT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.  (a) 
An employee of a school district must obtain the written consent of 
a child's parent before the employee may:
		(1)  conduct a psychological examination, test, or 
treatment, unless the examination, test, or treatment is required 
under Section 38.004 or state or federal law regarding requirements 
for special education;  or
		(2)  make or authorize the making of a videotape of a 
child or record or authorize the recording of a child's voice.
	(b)  An employee of a school district is not required to 
obtain the consent of a child's parent before the employee may make 
a videotape of a child or authorize the recording of a child's voice 
if the videotape or voice recording is to be used only for:
		(1)  purposes of safety, including the maintenance of 
order and discipline in common areas of the school or on school 
buses;
		(2)  a purpose related to a cocurricular or 
extracurricular activity;       
		(3)  a purpose related to regular classroom 
instruction;  or                
		(4)  media coverage of the school.                                            

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, § 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1175, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 
1997.

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