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Student Privacy Rights (Photo Release)

Student Privacy Rights

Student Privacy Rights

During the school year your child may make headlines as a hero of the big game, or he or she might win an academic honor. Often, stories about what is happening at school will feature students. We also might want to use your child’s name or may get a great photograph or videotape of your child that we’d like to use in a school district publication or presentation.

The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) permits school districts to release “Directory Information” to certain people or institutions, such as the news media, unless the child’s parent or guardian requests that such information not be released. “Directory Information” includes the following:

  • Student name, address and phone number

  • Date and place of birth

  • Major field of study

  • Participation in officially recognized activities and sports

  • Weight and height of athletic team members

  • Dates of attendance

  • Degrees and awards received

  • The most recent previous educational agency or institution attended by the student

  • Publishing student names in the school newsletters or other publications

Vernon Public Schools will not release student information for commercial or other purposes. The purpose of a release will always be related to the conduct of school business.

If you have any questions, please call Vernon Public Schools 860-870-6000.

Form to View Online

Printable Form

Please print - Return one form for each child.

Please check all that apply:

Directory Information

  • Do not release any “Directory Information” (Name, Address, Phone number) on my child.

  • Do not release “Directory Information” on my child, but you can include only my child’s name in the school newsletter.

Photograph/Video

  • Do not release my child’s photograph/video or use my child’s photograph on social media or district website (This includes: the district/school’s social media site…i.e. Facebook page, Seesaw, instragram app)

Class Photograph

  • Do not release my child’s individual class photo for use in the school’s yearbook.

Handbook

  • My child and I have reviewed and understand the Vernon Public Schools Parent/Student handbook

Technology

  • My child and I have reviewed the Vernon Public Schools technology use policy. (pg. 16 of the Parent/Student handbook)