{"data":{"id":"us-ca/edc-51240","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EDC § 51240","heading":"","body":"(a) If any part of a school’s instruction in health conflicts with the religious training and beliefs of a parent or guardian of a pupil, the pupil, upon written request of the parent or guardian, shall be excused from the part of the instruction that conflicts with the religious training and beliefs.\n(b) For purposes of this section, “religious training and beliefs” includes personal moral convictions.","path":["Education Code - EDC","TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION [33000. - 65001.]","DIVISION 4. INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES [46000. - 65001.]","PART 28. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS [51000. - 53303.]","CHAPTER 2. Required Courses of Study [51200. - 51284.5.]","ARTICLE 4. Exemptions from Requirements [51240. - 51246.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"897d1a0dacdbe6292588f325667dd1e5c2e662be9166fed581985f379634954c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/edc-51230","next":"us-ca/edc-51240.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}