§ 51514 Student Survey Inclusion Protection

• •If a school already has a survey with questions about sexual orientation and gender identity, they can't remove those questions.
• •The survey must be voluntary, meaning students don't have to take it if they don't want to.
• •This rule applies to local schools and educational agencies.

A high school sends out a survey asking students about their feelings on school life, including questions like 'How do you identify your gender?' and 'What is your sexual orientation?'

The school can't take out those questions just because some people might not like them. But students don't have to answer if they don't want to.