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Information regarding the 2025 Youth Risk Behavior Survey

Sept. 24, 2024

 

Randomly selected middle and high school students will be participating in the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) in the spring of 2025. This anonymous survey will provide invaluable information that will help Wake County Human Services and our community better understand and meet the needs of our students. 

 

The N.C. Department of Public Instruction has not yet determined the survey window, though it likely will be between February and April of 2025.

 

Once the timeline has been established, additional details will be shared with schools and the students and families who are part of the selected sample. Important: Students must return a permission form in order to participate. 

Survey Process

As in past years, most middle and high schools will have random classrooms selected from second period classes to participate. WCPSS is collaborating with the N.C. Department of Public Instruction and Wake County Health and Human Services to administer the survey.

 

The process for this survey will adhere to all state and federal guidelines for protected information surveys. Specifically:

  • At least ten days before the administration of the survey, parents and eligible students (students who are 18 years of age or older or who are emancipated minors) will be provided the opportunity to review - both electronically and in person - the process for providing consent to participate in the survey and the full text of the survey. 
  • Students in the sampled classrooms will be given a permission form that must be returned in order to participate in the survey. Students who do not return a permission form specifically opting them into the survey will not be allowed to participate.