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From
time to time, student directory information (name,
grade, awards, activities, photograph, etc.) is
published on the Mohonasen Web site, in school
publications or released to the media to recognize
student achievement or depict activities of the
Mohonasen School District.
Parents
who object to the disclosure of their child's directory
information should notify BOTH the superintendent
of schools and their child's building principal -- in
writing -- on or before September 15th of each school
year.
The
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a
Federal law, allows schools to disclose appropriately
designated "directory information" without
written parental consent, unless the parents have
advised the school district 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 Web site or for appropriate release to the media
or other outside organizations such as companies that
make school rings or publish yearbooks. Examples
include:
- A
school playbill, showing your child's role in a
drama production;
- School
yearbooks;
- Honor
roll or other recognition lists (released to the
media, posted on the district Web site, etc.)
- Graduation
programs;
- Sports
stories in the local newspaper including photos of
athletes and/or team statistics showing weight and
height of team members;
- A
photo of your child in the district newsletter
depicting him or her at work in their classroom.
Directory
information, which is information that is generally not
considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if
released, can be disclosed to outside organizations, by
law, without a parent's prior consent.
Any
parent who does NOT want Mohonasen to disclose
directory information about their child must notify both
the building principal and the superintendent of
schools in writing by September 15 of any given
school year.
PLEASE
NOTE: While the district will honor the request of
any parent who has submitted written notification opting
their child out of publicity efforts, the district is
not responsible for media that covers news happenings,
sporting events or school events, such as Community Day.
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