A Reference Guide of the Bakersfield City School District

Rights and ResponsibilitiesThere is also a right to inspect, upon request and before administration or use; (1) Protected information surveys ofstudents; (2) Instruments used to collect personal information from students for any of the above marketing, sales, orother distribution purposes; and (3) Instructional material used as part of the educational curriculum.These rights transfer from the parents to a student who is 18 years old or an emancipated minor under State law.The Bakersfield City School District has developed and adopted policies and procedures, in consultation with parents toprotect student privacy in the administration of protected information surveys and in the collection, disclosure, or use ofpersonal information for marketing, sales, or other distribution purposes. The District will directly notify parents ofthese policies at least annually at the start of each school year and after any substantive changes. The District will alsodirectly notify, such as through U.S. Mail, parents of students who are scheduled to participate in the specific activitiesor surveys noted below and will provide an opportunity for the parent to opt his or her child out of participating in thespecific activity or survey. The District will make this notification to parents at the beginning of the school year if theDistrict has identified the specific or approximate dates of the activities or surveys at that time. For surveys andactivities scheduled after the school year starts, parents will be provided reasonable notification of the planned activitiesand surveys listed below and are provided an opportunity to opt their child out of such activities and surveys. Parentswill also be provided an opportunity to review any pertinent surveys. Following is a list of the specific activities andsurveys covered under this requirement: Collection, disclosure, or use of personal information for marketing, sales, or other distribution. Administration of any protected information survey. Any non-emergency, invasive physical examination or screening as described above.The District’s restriction regarding collection of personal information does not apply to the collection, disclosure, oruse of personal information collected from students for the purpose of developing, evaluating, or providing educationalproducts or services to students or educational institutions.Board Policy 605.11, Student and Family Privacy Rights, adopted August 2003.Right to File ComplaintThe Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) requirements have been outlined in the “Student Records”sections above. The parent(s) has a right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health, Education andWelfare concerning alleged failures by the Bakersfield City School District to comply with the requirements ofFERPA. However, the district welcomes the opportunity to discuss any concerns you may have before you file acomplaint. The school principal and/or the district’s custodian of pupil records will review your concerns with you.While such contact is not required by law, we may be able to resolve the issues. If you wish to file a complaintinvolving FERPA issues, the name and address of the office that administers FERPA is:Family Policy Compliance OfficeU.S. Department of Education400 Maryland Avenue, SWWashington, DC 20202-590120 United States Code 1232g; 34 Code of Federal Regulations 99.7; and the Education Code 49063Dissecting, Harming or Destroying AnimalsWhenever an educational course utilizes live or dead animals or animal parts, the teacher shall inform the students ofthe right to not participate in projects involving the harmful or destructive use of animals. A student with a moralobjection to dissecting or otherwise harming or destroying animals will (a) notify his or her teacher and (b) provide anote from his or her parent/guardian to substantiate the objection. Following these notices, the student will notparticipate in such projects. An alternative education project will be assigned by the teacher.A student will not be discriminated against based upon a decision to exercise his or her rights as outlined in this section.Education Code 32255-32255.629