Parental Bill of Rights (school records, data collection and recording provisions)
NH Parental Bill of Rights
Students · Children · Government records
Lists parental rights that public schools may not infringe without clear and convincing evidence of a narrowly tailored compelling interest. Privacy-related rights include opting a child out of nonacademic surveys and district-level data collection not required by law, accessing education and school-held medical records within 10 business days, and written consent before the school or state makes video or voice recordings of the child, with limited exceptions.
- Where
- New Hampshire
- Citation
- N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. ch. 189-B (2025 N.H. Laws ch. 74)
- Status
- In force
- In force since
- 2025-07-01
- Last amended
- 2026-07-15
- Enforced by
- Courts, through parent lawsuits
- People can sue
- Yes
- Penalties
- Parents may sue the school for declaratory or injunctive relief and monetary damages; prevailing parents recover reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, including on appeal.
- Applies to
- Public school boards, public school districts, school administrative units, public charter schools and school personnel
Rights it gives people
- Parents may be advised of, and opt their child out of, any nonacademic survey or questionnaire.RSA 189-B:4, I(j)
- Parents may opt their child out of any district-level data collection not required by federal or state law.RSA 189-B:4, I(k)
- Parents may access and review all education records of their minor child within 10 business days of a request, and all school-held medical records unless prohibited by law.RSA 189-B:4, I(o), (r)
Practices it requires
- Obtain written parental consent before the state or a school makes a video or voice recording of a minor child, except for court proceedings, forensic interviews, safety and order in common areas or on buses, and other listed exceptions.RSA 189-B:4, I(p)
- Schools may not infringe listed parental rights unless supported by clear and convincing evidence and narrowly tailored to a compelling state interest.RSA 189-B:7, I
Sources
- Official text
- RSA ch. 189-B, Parental Bill of Rights (NH General Court)
- HB 10-FN (2025), version adopted by both bodies (NH General Court)
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: 2026 amendments (2026, 4:5-6 and 336:4) were identified from source notes only; their specific changes to the recording-consent exception list were not compared line by line
Research reference, not legal advice.