Notice to Parents and Guardians about the Christina School District's Policy on Disclosure of Student Information

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a Federal law, requires that the Christina School District, with certain exceptions, obtain your written consent prior to the disclosure of personally identifiable information from your child's education records.  However, the Christina School District may disclose appropriately designated "directory information" without written consent, unless you have advised the District to the contrary in accordance with District procedures.  The primary purpose of directory information is to allow the Christina School District to include this type of information from your child's education records in certain school publications. Examples include:

• A playbill, showing your student's role in a drama production

• The school yearbook

• Honor roll or other recognition list

• Graduation programs

• Sports activity sheets, such as for wrestling, showing weight and height of team members
   

Directory information, which is information that is generally not considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if released, can also be disclosed to outside organizations without a parent/guardian’s prior written consent.  Outside organizations include, but are not limited to, companies that manufacture class rings or publish yearbooks.

 

In addition, two federal laws require local educational agencies (LEAs) receiving assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to provide military recruiters, upon request, with three directory information categories - names, addresses and telephone listings - unless parents have advised the LEA that they do not want their student's information disclosed without their prior written consent.

 

The Christina School District has designated the following information as directory information: [Note: an LEA may, but does not have to, include all the information listed below.]

• Student's name

• Participation in officially recognized activities and sports

• Address

• Telephone listing

• Weight and height of members of athletic teams

• Electronic mail address

• Photograph

• Degrees, honors, and awards received

• Date and place of birth

• Major field of study

• Dates of attendance

• Grade level

• The most recent educational agency or institution attended

If you do not wish the Christina School District to disclose directory information from your child's education records without your prior written consent, you must notify the District in writing by October 17, 2005.  Please send written requests to:

Dr. Freeman Williams
Director, School Operations K-12
Christina School District
600 North Lombard Street
Wilmington, DE  19801

 

Posted:  August 24, 2005