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The Protection of Pupil Rights Act (PPRA) affords certain rights to parents and students eighteen (18) years of age or older (“eligible students”) with regard to the surveying of students if the survey is funded in whole or in part by a program of the U.S. Department of Education. Further, the PPRA addresses the collection and use of information from students for marketing purposes and certain non-emergency medical examinations.
ANNUAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
The PPRA requires that parents or eligible students be directly notified at least annually at the beginning of the school year, by direct mailing or e-mail, of their right to consent or opt out of participation in certain school activities and the specific or approximate dates of each activity.
RIGHT TO INSPECT
Parents or eligible students, upon request, have the right to inspect, prior to any administration or use: protected information surveys of students; instruments used to collect personal information from students for any of the above marketing, sales, or other distribution purposes; any instructional materials used in connection with any survey that concerns one or more of the protected areas; and any instructional material used as part of the educational curriculum for the district.
DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES
The district will develop and adopt polices, in consultation with parents, regarding the rights set forth in the PPRA, as well as arrangements to protect student privacy in the administration of protected surveys and the collection, disclosure, or use of personal information for marketing, sales, or distribution purposes.
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LEGAL REFERENCE:
The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA), as amended by NCLB Act of 2001
20 U.S.C. § 1232h
ADOPTED: March 10, 2008
AMENDED:
ATTACHMENTS: Annual Notification of Rights