Student Privacy Rights (Photo Release)

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:

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.

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.

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 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.

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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)

Student Privacy Release