Texas Education Code - Section 26.013. Student Directory Information
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§ 26.013. STUDENT DIRECTORY INFORMATION. (a) A school
district shall provide to the parent of each district student at the
beginning of each school year or on enrollment of the student after
the beginning of a school year:
(1) a written explanation of the provisions of the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C.
Section 1232g), regarding the release of directory information
about the student; and
(2) written notice of the right of the parent to object
to the release of directory information about the student under the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C.
Section 1232g).
(b) The notice required by Subsection (a)(2) must contain:
(1) the following statement in boldface type that is
14-point or larger:
"Certain information about district students is considered
directory information and will be released to anyone who follows
the procedures for requesting the information unless the parent or
guardian objects to the release of the directory information about
the student. If you do not want [insert name of school district] to
disclose directory information from your child's education records
without your prior written consent, you must notify the district in
writing by [insert date]. [Insert name of school district] has
designated the following information as directory information:
[Here a school district must include any directory information it
chooses to designate as directory information for the district,
such as a student's name, address, telephone listing, electronic
mail address, photograph, degrees, honors and awards received, date
and place of birth, major field of study, dates of attendance, grade
level, most recent educational institution attended, and
participation in officially recognized activities and sports, and
the weight and height of members of athletic teams.]";
(2) a form, such as a check-off list or similar
mechanism, that:
(A) immediately follows, on the same page or the
next page, the statement required under Subdivision (1); and
(B) allows a parent to record:
(i) the parent's objection to the release of
all directory information or one or more specific categories of
directory information if district policy permits the parent to
object to one or more specific categories of directory information;
(ii) the parent's objection to the release
of a secondary student's name, address, and telephone number to a
military recruiter or institution of higher education; and
(iii) the parent's consent to the release of
one or more specific categories of directory information for a
limited school-sponsored purpose if such purpose has been
designated by the district and is specifically identified, such as
for a student directory, student yearbook, or district publication;
and
(3) a statement that federal law requires districts
receiving assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.) to provide a military
recruiter or an institution of higher education, on request, with
the name, address, and telephone number of a secondary student
unless the parent has advised the district that the parent does not
want the student's information disclosed without the parent's prior
written consent.
(c) A school district may designate as directory
information any or all information defined as directory information
by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C.
Section 1232g). Directory information under that Act that is not
designated by a district as directory information for that district
is excepted from disclosure by the district under Chapter 552,
Government Code.
(d) Directory information consented to by a parent for use
only for a limited school-sponsored purpose, such as for a student
directory, student yearbook, or school district publication, if any
such purpose has been designated by the district, remains otherwise
confidential and may not be released under Chapter 552, Government
Code.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 687, § 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
Section: 26.0081 26.0085 26.009 26.0091 26.010 26.011 26.012 26.013 28.001 28.002 28.0021 28.003 28.004 28.005 28.0051
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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