Directory Information Notice

Students participate in a variety of school-related events, recognitions, and activities that are subject to some form of publicity—from honor rolls to media coverage of special events. In publicizing student accomplishments or school events, due care is taken to ensure that it serves the best interest of students, and a school or district office employee is present whenever a student is photographed or interviewed. Information about students may appear in newspaper articles, on television, in radio broadcasts, on displays, on the World Wide Web (a part of the Internet), or in district or school promotional pieces (annuals, brochures, fliers, and newsletters; programs for sports, cultural events, or graduation; television shows/videotape; etc.).

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) allows schools to release for appropriate purposes “directory information,” i.e., student’s name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, photograph, subjects of study, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of athletic team members, dates of attendance, diploma or certificate and awards received, the most recent previous school attended, and other similar information. In addition, federal laws require schools to provide military recruiters, upon request, with three directory information categories—names, addresses, and telephone listings—unless parents have advised the school that they do not want their student's information disclosed. If for some reason you object to your child’s inclusion/identification in publicized school recognitions/events/activities or wish to opt out of the provision for contact information to the military, you must, within 15 days of registration, advise the principal in writing (annually) of the specific type of directory information to be withheld.

References: Section 9528 of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7908), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-110), the education bill, and 10 U.S.C. 503, as amended by section 544, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (P.L. 107-107), the legislation that provides funding for the Nation's armed forces.