Board of Education of the Webster Central School District Policy 7241 SUBJECT: STUDENT DIRECTORY INFORMATION The District will publish an annual public notice informing parents, persons in parental relation, or eligible students (i.e., a student 18 years of age or older or who is attending an institution of post-secondary education) of (1) the District's definition of directory information; (2) the parent's, person in parental relation's, or eligible student's right to opt-out of, in writing, the release of student directory information; and (3) indication of the time period in which to do so. Directory information is information contained in an education record of a student that would not generally be considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed. Following this public notice and a reasonable period to opt-out, the District may release this information to an outside group without individual consent. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act defines student directory information as any of the items as indicated in the following list. The District defines student directory information to include only the items below: Student's name Address Telephone listing Date of birth and place of birth** Major field of study Grade level Participation in officially recognized activities and sports Weight and height (for members of athletic teams) Dates of attendance Honors, degrees, and awards received Email address Photograph Name of educational institution previously attended Parents, persons in parental relation, and eligible students may not, by opting out of disclosure of directory information, prevent a school from requiring a student to wear or present a student identification card or a badge that displays information that may be directory information. A student's social security number, in whole or part, will not be designated as directory information. 20 USC § 1232g 34 CFR Part 99 NOTE:
Refer also to Policies #7240 -- Student Records: Access and Challenge #7242 -- Military Recruiters and Institutions of Higher Education