2140 Student and Family Privacy Rights - Bonneville Joint School ...

INSTRUCTION2140Page 1 of 3STUDENT AND FAMILY PRIVACY RIGHTSAll surveys requesting personal information from students, as well as any otherinstrument used to collect personal information from students must advance or relate tothe Bonneville Joint School District No. 93’s educational objectives as identified inBoard Policy. This applies to all surveys, regardless of whether the student answeringthe questions can be identified and regardless of who created the survey.GuidelinesSurveys Created by a Third Party1. Before the District administers or distributes a survey created by a third party to astudent, the student’s parent(s)/guardian(s) may inspect the survey upon requestand within a reasonable time of their request.2. This section applies to every survey: (1) that is created by a person or entity otherthan a District official, staff member, or student, (2) regardless of whether thestudent answering the questions can be identified, and (3) regardless of the subjectmatter of the questions.Surveys Requesting Personal Information1. School officials and staff members shall not request, nor disclose, the identity of anystudent who completes ANY survey containing one (1) or more of the followingitems:a. Political affiliations or beliefs of the student or the student’s parent/guardian;b. Mental or psychological problems of the student or the student’s family;c. Behavior or attitudes about sex;d. Illegal, anti-social, self-incriminating, or demeaning behavior;e. Critical appraisals of other individuals with whom students have close familyrelationships;f. Legally recognized privileged or analogous relationships, such as those withlawyers, physicians, and ministers;Bonneville Joint School District No. 93

INSTRUCTION2140Page 2 of 3g. Religious practices, affiliations, or beliefs of the student or the student’sparent/guardian;h. Income (other than that required by law to determine eligibility for participation ina program or for receiving financial assistance under such program).2. The student’s parent(s)/guardian(s) may:a. Inspect the survey within a reasonable time of the request, and/orb. Refuse to allow their child to participate in any survey requesting personalinformation. The school shall not penalize any student whoseparent(s)/guardian(s) exercise this option.Instructional Material1. A student’s parent(s)/guardian(s) may, within a reasonable time of the request,inspect any instructional material used as part of their child’s educational curriculum.2. The term “instructional material,” for purposes of this policy, means instructionalcontent that is provided to a student, regardless of its format, printed orrepresentational materials, audio-visual materials, and materials in electronic ordigital formats (such as materials accessible through the Internet). The term doesnot include academic tests or academic assessments.Collection of Personal Information from Students for Marketing Prohibited1. The term “personal information,” for purposes of this section only, means individuallyidentifiable information including: (1) a student’s or parent’s first and last name, (2) ahome or other physical address (including street name and the name of the city ortown), (4) telephone number, or (5) a Social Security identification number.2. The District will not collect, disclose, or use student personal information for thepurpose of marketing or selling that information or otherwise providing thatinformation to others for that purpose.3. The District, however, is not prohibited from collecting, disclosing, or using personalinformation collected from students for the exclusive purpose of developing,evaluating, or providing educational products or services for, or to, students oreducational institutions such as the following:a. College or other post-secondary education recruitment or military recruitment;b. Book clubs, magazines, and programs providing access to low-cost literaryproducts;Bonneville Joint School District No. 93

INSTRUCTION2140Page 3 of 3c. Curriculum and instructional materials used by elementary schools andsecondary schools;d. Tests and assessments to provide cognitive, evaluative, diagnostic, clinical,aptitude, or achievement information about students (or to generate otherstatistically useful data for the purpose of securing such tests and assessments)and the subsequent analysis and public release of the aggregate data from suchtests and assessments;e. The sale by students of products or services to raise funds for school-related oreducation-related activities;f. Student recognition programs.Notification of Rights and Procedures1. The Superintendent/designee shall notify students’ parents/guardians of:a. This policy as well as its availability from the administration office upon request;b. How to opt their child out of participation in activities as provided in this policy;c. The approximate dates during the school year when a survey requestingpersonal information, as described above, is scheduled or expected to bescheduled;d. How to request access to any survey or other material described in this policy.2. This notification shall be given parents/guardians at least annually at the beginningof the school year and within a reasonable period after any substantive change inthis policy.3. The rights provided to parents/guardians in this policy transfer to the student, whenthe student turn 18 years of age or is an emancipated minor.Adopted ___05-17-2005__ Reviewed _______________ Revised _________________Cross Reference: Health Records #3505Curricular Materials #2520Student Rights and Responsibilities #3200Legal Reference:20 U.S.C. 1232(h) Protection of Pupil RightsBonneville Joint School District No. 93