California Education Code CHAPTER 2.3 - Pupils’ Rights to Refrain From the Harmful or Destructive Use of Animals

• Section 32255.
  As used in this chapter:(a) “Animal” means any living organism of the kingdom animalia, beings that typically differ from plants in capacity for spontaneous movement and...
• Section 32255.1.
  (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 32255.6, any pupil with a moral objection to dissecting or otherwise harming or destroying animals, or any parts thereof,...
• Section 32255.3.
  (a) A teacher’s decision in determining if a pupil may pursue an alternative educational project or be excused from the project shall not be arbitrary or...
• Section 32255.4.
  Each teacher teaching a course that utilizes live or dead animals or animal parts shall also inform the pupils of their rights pursuant to this...
• Section 32255.5.
  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, this chapter applies to all levels of instruction in all public schools operating programs from kindergarten through...
• Section 32255.6.
  Classes and activities, conducted as part of a program in agricultural education that provide instruction on the care, management, and evaluation of domestic animals are...

Last modified: October 22, 2018