Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) – The foundational federal law on the privacy of students’ educational records, FERPA, safeguards student privacy by limiting who may access student records, specifying for what purpose they may access those records, and detailing what rules they have to follow when accessing the data.

Annual FERPA & Directory Notice

The Central Square School District Board of Education has designated the following types of student information contained in student educational records as “directory information,” which may be publicly disclosed without parental consent: each student's name, address, telephone listing, major field of study, grade level, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, height and weight (if member of athletic team), dates of attendance, honors, degrees and awards received, photograph and most recent educational agency or institution attended. Photo and video images are also considered to be “directory information” by the District. Students may be videotaped and/or photographed while engaged in classroom and extracurricular programs, activities and other school functions. Videotapes and/or photographs may be shared with the public through, for example, public media outlets, the district newsletter, reports, website and other district communications. Parents (or students who are 18 or older) have the right under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act to refuse to permit any or all of such information to be disclosed without their consent, except as provided by law. Any parents (or student who is 18 or older) who refuse to permit disclosure must notify the School Business Manager at the Business Office in writing. Include the types of information that you do not want disclosed. This is due on or before the first Wednesday of October of each year.

School Business Manager
Central Square Central School District
44 School Drive
Central Square, NY 13036

Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) – PPRA defines the rules states and school districts must follow when administering tools like surveys, analysis, and evaluations funded by the US Department of Education to students. It requires parental approval to administer many such tools and ensures that school districts have policies in place regarding how the data collected through these tools can be used.

Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA) – COPPA imposes certain requirements on operators of websites, games, mobile apps or online services directed to children under 13 years of age, and on operators of other websites or online services that have actual knowledge that they are collecting personal information online from a child under 13 years of age.