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Release of Information About Students to the Public
Parents/guardians who object to the disclosure of their child’s
directory information should notify both the child’s building principal
and the school district publicist in writing on or before September 15th
of each school year.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law
that allows schools to disclose appropriately designated "directory
information" without written parental consent, unless the parents have
advised the school district in advance to the contrary. The primary
purpose of directory information is to allow the school district to
include this type of information from your child’s education records in
school publications, on the school website or in a video production
and/or for release to the media.
Examples include:
-Honor Roll or other recognition lists (released to the media, posted on
the district website, etc.)
-Graduation
-Sports stories in newspapers, including photos of athletes and/or the
team
-A photo of your child in the district newsletter showing him/her during
school hours
-"Directory information" is information generally considered not harmful
or an invasion of privacy if released.
Any parent who does NOT want West Islip School District to disclose
directory information about their child must notify both the building
principal and the publicist in writing by September 15th of any given
school year.
Please click here to download
the form.
To send to the district publicist, please mail to Superintendent of
Schools, West
Islip Schools Administration, 100 Sherman Avenue, West Islip, NY 11795.
Please note that while the district will honor the request of a parent
who has submitted written notification opting their child out of
publicity, it is not responsible for media coverage of news, sporting or
school happenings, musical presentations, Homecoming Parade, etc., done
by reporters, photographers and the like.
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