Code Number: 505.19
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a federal law, requires that the District, with certain exceptions, obtain a parent’s written consent prior to the disclosure of personally identifiable information from their child’s education record. One such exception allows the District to disclose
appropriately designated “Directory Information” without written consent unless a parent or eligible student has advised the District to the contrary in accordance with District’s Directory Information opt out procedures. An “eligible student” is a student who has reached the age of 18.
”Directory Information” is information contained in a student’s education record, which would not generally be considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed. A primary purpose of Directory Information is for use in District and school publications. However, the District may also disclose Directory Information” to third parties (including, but not limited to, class ring and yearbook companies, post-secondary institutions and military recruiters) without consent from a parent or eligible student as long as notice has been given of the types of information which the District designates as Directory Information, the parent’s or eligible student’s right to restrict the disclosure of any or all of such information, and the period of time they have to do so. The District provides this notice and opt-out procedure to parents on an annual basis (including parents of students open enrolled into the District and home-schooled students of the District).
The District designates the following categories of student-specific information as Directory Information:
- Name;
- Address;
- Telephone number;
- Date of birth;
- School email address; Grade level;
- enrollment status;
- Participation in officially recognized activities and sports;
- Weight and height of members of athletic teams;
- Dates of attendance;
- Current attendance center;
- Degrees and awards received;
- The most recent previous educational agency or institution attended by the student;
- Photographs;
- Videos of the student’s participation in music, speech, athletic or other events;
- and other similar information.
“Student” is defined as an enrolled individual in grades PK-12 including children in District-sponsored childcare programs.
Should the District collect personal information from students for the purpose of marketing or selling that information, the District will annually notify parents of such activity.
It is the responsibility of the Superintendent, or his/her designee, to provide the annual notice and determine the method of the notice and procedures required under this policy.
- First Adoption:
- 1993-03-23
- Revision Adoption:
- July 12, 1994/ February 9, 1999/ January 14, 2003/ July 20, 2009/ August 13, 2012/ June 23, 2014/ May 13, 2019
- Reviewed Dates:
- April 15, 2019
- Legal Reference:
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10 U.S.C. 503(c); 20 U.S.C. §1232g, §7908
34 C.F.R. 99
Iowa Code Ch. 22; §279.8
281 I.A.C.12.3(4)1980 0p.Atty Gen.720 (Benton)