8 Protected Areas:

 

Parental notification and requirements under PPRA and Moore Public Schools’ Board Policy apply to surveys, analyses, or evaluations that contain questions about one or more of the eight protected areas listed here (as specified by PPRA and NCLB):

 

1. Political affiliations or beliefs of the student or student’s parent

 

2. Mental or psychological problems of the student or student’s family

 

3. Sex or behavior attitudes

 

4. Illegal, anti-social, self-incriminating, or demeaning behavior

 

5. Critical appraisals of others with whom respondents have a close family relationships

 

6. Legally recognized privileged relationships, such as with lawyers, doctors, or ministers

 

7. Religious practices, affiliations, or beliefs of the student or parents

 

8. Income, other than as required by law to determine program eligibility

 

 

• Surveys that contain questions about one or more of the eight protected areas and that are funded in whole or part by the federal monies allocated through the U.S. Department of Education require prior written consent from parents.  

 

• Surveys that contain questions about one or more of the eight protected areas but are not funded in whole or part by federal funds from the U.S. Department of Education may be described in an annual general notice provided at the beginning of the year.  Such notice must include a description of the proposed survey(s) and specific or approximate date(s) during the school year when the survey(s) would be administered.  Parents will be provided the opportunity to opt out or provide active consent prior to participation in such surveys.  

 

 

Notifications will inform parents/students of their rights as well as the process to access such rights.  Parent/student rights are described below.

 

1. Parents have the right to be informed of the district’s procedures to protect students’ identity in the event of administration of a survey containing one or more of the eight protected items of information noted above.  Provisions for student privacy will be addressed in written notifications to parents.  Parents have the right to inspect, upon request, a survey created by a third party before that survey is administered or distributed by a school to students.  Such request may be made in writing to the school principal or the superintendent’s designee.  Access to the survey will be granted within five working days of a request and prior to the administration of the survey.

 

2. Parents have the right to inspect, upon written request, any instructional material(s) used as part of the educational curriculum for students.  “Instructional material” is defined as material that is provided to a student, regardless of format, including printed or representational materials, audio-visual materials, and materials in electronic or digital formats (such as materials accessible through the Internet).  The term does not include academic tests or academic assessments.  (Source:  PPRA) Such request must be made in writing to the principal or superintendent’s designee.  Access will be granted within five days of the written request and prior to administration of the survey.   

 

3. Parents have the right to informed consent prior to the administration of physical examinations or screenings to include any non-emergency, invasive physical examination or screening that is

 

A. Required as a condition of attendance

 

B. Administered by the school and scheduled by the school in advance

 

C. Not necessary to protect the immediate health and safety of the student or of other students.  “Invasive Physical Examination” is defined as any medical examination that involves exposure of private body parts, or any act during such examination that includes incision, insertion, or infection into the body.  Hearing, vision, and scoliosis screenings are not considered invasive under the PPRA definition.  An opt-out provision for hearing, vision, and scoliosis screening is available to parents during enrollment. Physical examinations and screenings required by State law are permitted without parental notifications are not applicable.

 

5. Parents will receive annual notification of the collection, disclosure, or use of personal information (including items such as a student’s or parent’s first and last name, address, telephone number, or Social Security Number) collected from students for the purpose of marketing or selling or otherwise providing the information to others for that purpose.  The district’s arrangements for protecting student privacy in the event of such collection, disclosure, or use will also be provided on the notification.  The district will provide for privacy by restricting vendor sale or by other use of student/parent information except as covered in written agreements, the parent notification, and as necessary to provide services to students.

 

 

The requirements concerning activities involving the collection and disclosure of personal information from students for marketing purposes do not apply to the collection, disclosure, or use of personal information collected from students for the exclusive purpose of developing, evaluating, or providing educational products or services for or to students or educational institutions, such as the following:

 

A. College or other postsecondary education recruitment or military recruitment.

 

B. Book clubs, magazines, and programs providing access to low-cost literary products.

 

C. Curriculum and instructional materials used by elementary schools and secondary schools.

 

D. Tests and assessments used by elementary schools and secondary schools to provide cognitive, evaluative, diagnostic, clinical, aptitude, or achievement information about students.

 

E. The sale by students of products or services to raise funds for school-related or education-related activities including yearbook and student picture sales.

 

F. Student recognition programs.  Source:  U. S. Department of Education memo 2/7/03

 

6. Parents have the right to inspect, upon request, any instrument used in the collection of personal information, as described in Item 5, before the instrument is administered or distributed to a student.  Parents/students make such a request in writing to the principal or superintendent’s designee.  Access will be granted within five days of the parents’/ students’ request.

 

The district follows all applicable provisions of federal or state law that require parental notification.

 

 

 

MOORE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

 

NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS UNDER THE PROTECTION OF PUPIL RIGHT AMENDMENT (PPRA)

 

 

• Consent  - 

 

Prior written consent is required before students submit to a survey that concerns one or more of the following protected areas (“protected information survey”) if the survey is funded in whole or in party by a program of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) - 

 

1. Political affiliations or beliefs of the student or student’s parent

 

2. Mental or psychological problems of the student or student’s family

 

3. Sex or behavior attitudes

 

4. Illegal, anti-social, self-incriminating, or demeaning behavior

 

5. Critical appraisals of others with whom respondents have close family relationships

 

6. Legally recognized privileged relationships, such as with lawyers, doctors, or ministers

 

7. Religious practices, affiliations, or beliefs of the student or parents

 

8. Income, other than as required by law to determine program eligibility

 

• Receive notice and an opportunity to opt a student out of – 

 

1. Any other protected information survey, regardless of funding;

2. Any non-emergency, invasive physical exam or screening required as a condition of attendance, administered by the school or its agent, and not necessary to protect the immediate health and safety of a student, except for hearing, vision, or scoliosis screenings, or any physical exam or screening permitted or required under State law; and

3. Activities involving collection, disclosure, or use of personal information obtained from students for marketing or to sell or otherwise distribute the information to others.

 

The requirements concerning activities involving the collection and disclosure of personal information from students for marketing purposes do not apply to the collection, disclosure, or use of personal information collected from students for the exclusive purpose of developing, evaluating, or providing educational products or services for or to students or educational institutions, such as the following:

 

A. College or other post secondary education recruitment, or military recruitment.  

 

B. Book clubs, magazines, and programs providing access to low-cost literary products.

 

C. Curriculum and instructional materials used by elementary schools and secondary schools.

 

D. Tests and assessments used by elementary schools and secondary schools to provide cognitive, evaluative, diagnostic, clinical, aptitude, or achievement information about students.  

 

E. The sale by students of products or services to raise funds for school-related or education-related activities.

 

F. Student recognition programs.

 

• Inspect, upon request and before administration or use - 

 

1. Protected information surveys of students;

 

2. Instruments used to collect personal information from students for any of the above marketing, sales, or other distribution purposes; and

 

3. Instructional material used as part of the educational curriculum.  

 

The Moore Public School District has developed and adopted policies, in consultation with parents, regarding these rights, as well as arrangements to protect student privacy, the administration of protected surveys, and the collection, disclosure, or use of personal information for marketing, sales, or other distribution purposes.  The Moore Public School District will directly notify parents and eligible students of these policies at least annually at the start of each school year and after any substantive changes.  The Moore Public School District will also directly notify parents and eligible students, such as through U.S. Mail or email, at least annually at the start of each school year of the specific or approximate dates of the following activities and provide an opportunity to opt a student out of participating in

 

• Collection, disclosure, or use of personal information for marketing, sales, or other distribution (except as discussed above).

 

• Administration of any protected information survey not funded in whole or in part by ED.

 

• Any non-emergency, invasive physical examination or screening as described above.

 

Parents/eligible students who believe their rights have been violated may file a complaint with

 

Family Policy Compliance Office

U.S. Department of Education

400 Maryland Avenue, SW

Washington, D.C.   20202-4605