FERPA

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) & Directory Information

The District complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974. Parents and 18-year-old students may inspect official records relating to them including progress reports, grades, aptitude and achievement test scores, psychological tests and teacher evaluations. A record may be challenged by parents or 18-year-olds when they believe it to be inaccurate or misleading. All requests to inspect and review a student’s record must be submitted to the District’s Records Access Officer. The District designates the following information as Directory Information: student’s name, parent’s name, address, date and place of birth, telephone number, email address, major or field of study, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams, dates of attendance, degrees and awards received, most recent previous educational agency attended by student, photograph and video images of students engaged in routine activities when those images are not records of the District’s law enforcement unit. As required by federal law, the District discloses the names, addresses and telephone numbers of juniors and seniors to military recruiters. Parental permission is assumed unless the Waterville Central School District is notified in writing. Please refer to Policy 7500 for more information or contact the superintendent.