[Chemist_Geek]

in loco parentis, or does anyone recognize that doctrine anymore?

[ladylib]

I believe that means that the school has responsibility for the child when the child is in school.

That doesn't give the school the right to expect students to take a survey regarding sex, drugs, or whether they like vanilla ice cream just because they are on school grounds.

It would be interesting to see if the survey is funded with federal dollars in any way.

[Adder]

So kids belong to the schools and the parents should just shut up and let the schools do whatever they wish because they are, of course, the educational professionals? I am not sure the doctrine of in loco parentis applies here but I could be wrong.