506.2 - Student Directory Information

Code No. 506.2

STUDENT DIRECTORY INFORMATION

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 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”:

Student’s name

Address 

Telephone listing 

Electronic mail address

Photograph

Date and place of birth

Major field of study

Dates of attendance 

Grade level 

Participation in officially recognized activities and sports

Weight and height of members of athletic teams

Degrees, honors, and awards received

The most recent educational agency or institution attended

Student ID number, user ID, or other unique personal identifier used to communicate in electronic  systems that cannot be used to access education records without a PIN, password, etc. (A  student’s SSN, in whole or in part, cannot be used for this purpose.) 

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

Prior to developing a student directory or to 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  school district) will be given notice annually of the intent to develop a directory or to give out general  information and have the opportunity to deny the inclusion of their child's information in the directory  or in the general information about the students.

It is the responsibility of the superintendent to provide notice and to determine the method of notice that  will inform parent

Legal Reference:         20 U.S.C. § 1232g.

34 C.F.R. § 99.

Iowa Code § 22; 622.10.

281 I.A.C. 12.3(4); 41.

Cross Reference:        901 Public Examination of School District Records

902.4 Live Broadcast or videotaping

Approved: 08/10/2020

Reviewed: 04/22/2024

Revised: 04/22/2024