FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) and PPRA (Protection of Pupil Rights Act) are both listed under our Notifications page as well.
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)
School divisions must provide parents/guardians and adult students annual notice of their rights to inspect and review education records, amend education records, consent to disclosure of personally identifiable information in education records and file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education. 34 C.F.R. § 99.7.
You may download the U.S. Department of Education’s Model Notification of Rights for Elementary and Secondary Schools at:
https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/node/490.
School divisions must give notice of the categories of information, if any, which they have designated as directory information. This requirement may be met by providing parents a copy of the division’s FERPA policy (VSBA Policy JO Student Records). 20 U.S.C. §1232g(a)(5)(B).
The division must allow a reasonable period of time after such notice has been given for a parent to inform the division that any or all of the information designated should not be released without the parent's prior consent. You can download the model Notice for Directory Information here:
https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/resources/model-notice-directory-information
PPRA (Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment)
The PPRA requires school divisions to provide notice of their policy controlling the administration of surveys on certain sensitive topics including political or religious beliefs and behavior involving sex or illegal conduct. This notice must be given directly to the parents of students enrolled in the division. The notice must be given at least annually at the beginning of the school year and within a reasonable time after any substantive change in the policy. VSBA Policy JOB Administration of Surveys and Questionnaires; 20 U.S.C. § 1232h(c)(2)(A).
You may download the U.S. Department of Education’s PPRA Model General Notice of Rights at https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/resources/ppra-model-general-notice-rights.
In addition, divisions must also directly notify parents, at least annually at the beginning of the school year, of the specific or approximate dates during the school year when the following activities will occur:
• activities involving the collection, disclosure or use of personal information collected from students for the purpose of marketing or selling that information
• the administration of any survey concerning sensitive information
• any nonemergency, invasive physical examination or screening
20 U.S.C. § 1232h(c)(2)(B).
You may download the U.S. Department of Education’s PPRA Model Notice and Consent/Opt-Out for Specific Activities at: https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/resources/ppramodel-notice-consent-opt-out-specific-activities
These requirements may also be met by providing parents a copy of the division’s policy on this topic (VSBA Policy JOB Administration of Surveys and Questionnaires).