POLICY #5550
STUDENT PRIVACY
The Board of Education recognizes that student surveys are a
valuable tool in determining student needs for educational
services. Parents have the right to inspect all instructional
material that will be used for a survey, analysis, or evaluation as
part of a U.S. Department of Education (DOE)-funded program. In
addition, no minor student may, without parental consent, take part
in a survey, analysis or evaluation funded in whole or in part by
the U.S. DOE Education that reveals information concerning:
1. political
affiliations or beliefs of the student or the student's parent;
2. mental or
psychological problems of the student or the student's family;
3. sex behavior
or attitudes;
4. illegal,
anti-social, self-incriminating or demeaning behavior;
5. critical
appraisals of other individuals with whom respondents have close
family relationships;
6. legally
recognized privileged or analogous relationships, such as those of
lawyers, physicians and ministers;
7. religious
practices, affiliations or beliefs of the student or the student's
parent; or
8. income (other
than that required by law to determine eligibility for
participation in a program or for receiving financial assistance
under such program).
Parents/guardians shall have the right to inspect, upon request,
any instructional material, used as part of the educational
curriculum for students. "Instructional material" is defined
as: "instructional content that is provided to a student,
regardless of format including printed or representational
materials, audio-visual materials, and materials in electronic or
digital formats (such as materials accessible through the
Internet). It does not include tests or academic
assessments."
A parent/guardian who wishes to inspect and review such
instructional material shall submit a request in writing to the
Building Principal. Upon receipt of such request,
arrangements shall be made to provide access to such material to
within 30 calendar days after the request has been received.
It is the policy of the Board not to permit the collection,
disclosure, or use of personal information collected from students
for the purpose of marketing or selling that information or
providing it to others for that purpose. This does not apply to the
collection, disclosure, or use of personal information collected
from students for the exclusive purpose of developing, evaluating,
or providing educational products or services as permitted by
law.
In the event of such collection, disclosure or use of personal
information gathered from students, student privacy shall be
protected by the school district pursuant to the requirements of
FERPA.
