- Contact your school principal and let him or her know if you do not want curricula, anti-bullying programs, and/or lessons that teach human sexuality or LGBT issues to your children.
- Ask what programs, lessons, or events, or school decorations are currently in place that cover this subject matter. Ask which have an option to opt out and and which do not. If lessons are available, go review them. You can also sit in on lessons to see what is being taught, and how.
- Opt out of ALL human sexuality lessons that you are not comfortable with, and teach your child what you think they need to know. Please see the Resources page for curricula that can be used at home.
- Ask what the school's policy is regarding bathrooms and changing facilities being used by students of opposite biological sex.
- Ask what the school's policy or plan is if a student's parents decide to transition him/her to the opposite sex.
- Visit your child's library and ask to see the books that cover sexuality and LGBT. Speak to the librarian about which books you do not want your child to check out or look at while in the library. Teach your child that if they open a book and encounter images that are uncomfortable or don't seem right to them, they should just close the book.
- Write to school officials, lawmakers, and newspapers.
- Attend the Austin ISD SHAC meetings. Apply for membership.
- Encourage other parents to get involved and to know exactly what their children are being taught about sexuality.
- Teach your children to treat all people with kindness and respect. Model respectful behavior towards people who think differently from you, so they can know that disagreement does not equal hate.