Massachusetts parents outraged after middle school gives explicit health survey to students despite opt-out

AttorneySamWhitingandparentsAdrianneSimeoneandDavidHanafinspeakwithFoxNewsDigitalaboutBurlingtonPublicSchoolsadministeringanexplicithealthsurveytochildrenaftertheywereoptedout. AMassachusettsschooldistrictisatthecenterofabattleoverparentalrightsafteritadministeredahealthsurveytomiddleschoolstudentsinlateMarchthataskedchildrenasyoungas11sexuallyexplicitquestionsdespiteparentsoptingtheirchildout. BurlingtonPublicSchools(BPS)notifiedparentsonMarch6viaanappcalledParentSquareaboutitsplanstoadministerthe2025YouthRiskBehaviorSurveytostudentsatMarshallSimondsMiddleSchool. Thesurvey,whichispartofanationalinitiativedevelopedbytheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,askedstudentssensitivequestionsaboutalcohol,druguseandgenderidentity.  Onequestioninthe2025surveyaskedstudentsifthey’veeverhadsexualintercourse,describingtheactindetailandprovidingthedefinitionsoforalandanalsex.Italsoaskedabouttheu