Section 26.009 - Consent Required for Certain Activities(a) An employee of a school district must obtain the written consent of a child's parent before the employee may:(1) conduct a psychological examination, test, or treatment, unless the examination, test, or treatment is required under Section 38.004 or state or federal law regarding requirements for special education; or(2) make or authorize the making of a videotape of a child or record or authorize the recording of a child's voice.(b) An employee of a school district is not required to obtain the consent of a child's parent before the employee may make a videotape of a child or authorize the recording of a child's voice if the videotape or voice recording is to be used only for: (1) purposes of safety, including the maintenance of order and discipline in common areas of the school or on school buses;(2) a purpose related to a cocurricular or extracurricular activity;(3) a purpose related to regular classroom instruction;(4) media coverage of the school; or(5) a purpose related to the promotion of student safety under Section 29.022.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1147,Sec. 1, eff. 6/19/2015.Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1175, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1997.Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. 5/30/1995.