![]() (e) Pupils choosing an alternative educational project shall pass all examinations for the respective course of study in order to receive credit for that course of study. (d) The pupil shall not be discriminated against based upon his or her decision to exercise his or her rights pursuant to this chapter. It shall not, as a means of penalizing the pupil be more arduous than the original education project. (c) The alternative education project shall require a comparable time and effort investment by the pupil. ![]() (b) If the pupil chooses to refrain from participation in an education project involving the harmful or destructive use of animals, and if the teacher believes that an adequate alternative education project is possible, then the teacher may work with the pupil to develop and agree upon an alternate avenue for obtaining the knowledge, information, or experience required by the course of study in question. (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, shall notify his or her teacher regarding this objection, upon notification by the school of his or her rights pursuant to Section 32255.4. Pupil with moral objection to dissection or otherwise harming or destroying animals notice alternative education project ![]() Don't be discouraged, though, because many students who did not want to dissect, and lived in states where there is no dissection choice law, won the right to choose an alternative with the help and guidance of their parents and/or guardians.Ĭontact Animalearn if you have additional information about Dissection Choice in your state. In states that do not have dissection choice laws, students, along with their parents or guardians, may have to approach their teacher to be allowed to use an alternative to dissection. K-12 students who live in a state that has a dissection choice law should legally be afforded the right to choose an alternative to dissection. Today 21 states (Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, and Virginia) and Washington, DC, have state laws or policies giving K-12 students the right to opt for an alternative instead of participating in animal dissection. To date, no law offers similar allowances to college and university students, but those who do not wish to dissect should visit Animalearn’s Student Choice Center, and review options for their education level. These laws are intended to allow students to choose humane alternatives without being penalized for doing so, and often require schools to notify students and/or their parents that animal dissection is part the curriculum at the beginning of a course. Dissection choice laws generally apply to kindergarten through high school, and allow students the right to refuse to participate in classroom exercises - particularly dissections - that harm animals. ![]()
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