Directory information is information contained in the education records of a student that would not generally be considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed. The district may disclose “directory information” to third parties without consent, including via the district website, if it has given public notice of the types of information which it has designated as “directory information,” the parent’s or eligible student’s right to restrict the disclosure of such information, and the period of time within which a parent or eligible student has to notify the school in writing that he or she does not want any or all of those types of information designated as “directory information.”

The district has designated the following as directory information:

• Directory Information may include but is not limited to a student’s name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, photograph or likeness, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, honors and awards, weight and height of members of athletic teams, the most recent previous educational agency or institution attended by the student, and dates of attendance.

Student directory information designed to be used internally to assist certified personnel will not be made accessible to the public.

The district shall define Directory Information in the annual notice and include the definition in the Student Handbook.

“Student” is defined as an enrolled individual, PK-12 including children in school district-sponsored child-care programs.

Annually and prior to developing a student directory and/or giving general information to the public, parents (including parents of students open enrolled out of the school district and parents of children homeschooled in the district) will be given notice of the district’s intent to develop a directory and/or to give out general information and will have the opportunity to deny the inclusion of their child’s information in the directory and/or in the general information about the students.

Parents/guardians who do not want their minor student’s Directory Information published without their consent must notify the administration with the deadline set in the annual notice. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches 18 years of age.

Legal Reference:
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) 20 U.S.C. §1232g.
34 C.F.R. 99, 99.31(b)
Iowa Code Chap. 22; 622.10
281 I.A.C. 12.3(4); 41
1980 Op. Att’y Gen. 720.

Cross Reference:
506.01 Education Record Access
500 Series Appendix A – Regulations on Student Records
902.40 Live Broadcast, Video and Audio Recording, or Photography 1001.60 Examination of District Public Records

Approved:
January 3, 1989

Reviewed:
December 18, 2006
August 2, 2010
August 17, 2015
December 21, 2020
June 16, 2022

Revised:
December 18, 2006
August 2, 2010
August 17, 2015
December 21, 2020
July 25, 2022