FILE: IFDA
PARENTAL RIGHTS/STUDENT RIGHTS OF PRIVACY
The Iberia Parish School Board recognizes the rights of parental access to certain information regarding their children and the importance of notifying parents of children enrolled in the district’s schools of these rights.
At least annually at the beginning of each school year, parents of each child enrolled in the public schools of Iberia Parish shall be notified of:
Their right to view any instructional material used in the curriculum
for the student of time after the request is received.
Their right to view any 3rd party surveys (including evaluations)
before they are administered to their child, and to opt out of participation
for surveys that delve into sensitive subjects identified by the Protection
of Children’s Rights of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act (FERPA).
The collection or use of any personal information for the purpose
of marketing the information or for selling that information, including
arrangements to protect student privacy that are provided by the School
Board in the event of collection, disclosure, or use and their right
to opt their child out of participation.
The administration of any non-emergency, invasive physical examination
or screening that is:
required as a condition of attendance;
administered by the
school and scheduled by the
school in advance; and
not necessary to protect the immediate health and safety of the student, or of other
students;
and their right to opt out of participation.
Their rights under FERPA, including giving notice to the parent of the categories of information which the School Board has designated as directory information with respect to students, and allowing a reasonable period of time after such notice for the parent to inform the School Board that any or all of the information so designated should not be released without the parent’s prior consent.
In addition, the School Board shall encourage each public school and require those schools receiving federal Title I funds under the jurisdiction of the Iberia Parish School Board to notify parents:
Annually, of their right to request from the School Board information regarding the professional qualifications of the student’s classroom teachers, including the following:
Whether their child’s teacher has met state licensing criteria
for the grade level and subject taught.
Whether their child’s teacher is teaching under emergency
or provisional status whereby state licensing criteria have been
waived.
Whether the child’s teacher is teaching in the field of
certification of the teacher.
Whether the child is provided services by a paraprofessional and, if so, their qualifications.
The achievement level and academic growth of their child on
each of the state academic assessments.
Timely notice that a student has been assigned, or has been taught for four (4) or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who does not meet state certification requirements at the grade level and subject area in which the teacher has been assigned.
Revised: January 17, 2018
Ref: 20 USC 1232(h), (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)
20 USC 6312(e), (Parents Right-to-Know)
34 CFR 99.1-99.67, (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)
Board minutes, 1-17-18
Iberia Parish School Board