Student directory information is designed to be used internally within the school district.
Directory information shall be defined in the annual notice. It may include the student's name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, major 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, the most recent previous educational agency or institution attended by the student, photograph and other likeness, and other similar information.
Prior to developing a student directory or to giving general information to the public, parents 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 the child's information in the directory or in the general information about the students.
It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent to provide notice and to determine the method of notice that will inform parents.
Legal Reference: 20 U.S.C. § 1232g (1988).
34 C.F.R. Pt. 99, 560 - 574 (1990).
Iowa Code § 22; 622.10 (1993).
281 I.A.C. 12.3(6), 41.20.
1980 Op. Att'y Gen. 720.
Cross Reference: 501.8--Student Attendance Records
506--Student Records
901.1--Public Examination of School District Records
Approved: 8/17/1995
Reviewed: 4/11/2001; 02/14/2008; 1/12/12; 3/15/18; 2/8/23
Revised: 4/11 /2001