Student Parent Handbook - Mount Mansfield Union High School

STUDENT/PARENT RIGHTS
DIRECTORY INFORMATION
The Federal Education Right Privacy Act (FERPA) allows the school to make
directory information public at its discretion without specific consent of the
parent or student. Directory information contains your child’s name, year in
school, height, weight, picture or pictures of him or her participating in various
activities.
If your child participates in extracurricular activities, is on the honor roll, receives
an award, or so forth, then some relevant directory information may be released
for publication. For examples, sport participants may have their name, school
year, height, weight and photo listed in the athletic roster, and the honor roll will
contain names and school years.
The school web page may also post these activities or events. Local
newspapers may publish and television channels may broadcast these same
activities or events, and they may post them on their web pages.
Note: The school has no authority to prevent media access to events that are
open to the general public, for example, sporting events and concerts, or to
prevent the media publishing photos or broadcasting film of them.
Your child’s creative work may be displayed inside the school (classrooms,
hallways, library, etc) or on the school’s webpage. Some directory information
may be included, such your child’s name. All copyright rules apply to student
work, and to students’ use of other people’s work (ex. photos).
If you do not wish the school to release your child’s directory information (name,
year in school, height, weight, picture or pictures of him or her participating in
various activities), or make public his or her creative work, you should contact
the Director of Student Activities by September 18, 2012.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
The Protection of Pupil Rights Act provides parents/guardians the right to
inspect any instructional materials used as part of educational curriculum. If
parents/guardians would like to inspect any instructional materials they can
make the request to their student’s teacher, counselor, or an administrator.
BULLYING PREVENTION
Bullying is a form of dangerous and disrespectful behavior that will not be
permitted or tolerated at MMU. Bullying means any overt act or combination of
acts directed against a student by another student or group of students and
which:
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