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Data Privacy & Security

Data Protection Officer: Mr. Christopher Forget (631) 583-5626

To report a possible data breach, please call (631) 583-5626 or complete and submit the form at the following link: Click Here

FERPA ANNUAL NOTIFICATION

(Sent home in September’s “Woodhull Flyer”)

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act or FERPA (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records and applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. The law gives parents certain rights which transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level. Students to whom the rights have transferred are "eligible students." Among these rights are that: 

  • Parents or eligible students have the right to inspect and review the student's education records maintained by the school. Schools are not required to provide copies of records unless, for reasons such as great distance, it is impossible for parents or eligible students to review the records. Schools may charge a fee for copies.
  • Parents or eligible students have the right to request that a school correct records which they believe to be inaccurate or misleading. If the school decides not to amend the record, the parent or eligible student then has the right to a formal hearing. After the hearing, if the school still decides not to amend the record, the parent or eligible student has the right to place a statement with the record setting forth his or her view about the contested information.
  • Generally, schools must have written permission from the parent or eligible student in order to release any personally identifying information (PII)  from a student's education record. However, FERPA allows schools to disclose those records, without consent, to the following parties or under the following conditions (34 CFR § 99.31):
    • School officials with legitimate educational interest;
    • Other schools to which a student is transferring;
    • Specified officials for audit or evaluation purposes;
    • Appropriate parties in connection with financial aid to a student;
    • Organizations conducting certain studies for or on behalf of the school;
    • Accrediting organizations;
    • To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena;
    • Appropriate officials in cases of health and safety emergencies; and
    • State and local authorities, within a juvenile justice system, pursuant to specific State law.

DIRECTORY INFORMATION POLICY

Schools may disclose, without prior consent, "directory" information such as a student's name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, honors and awards, and dates of attendance, unless objection is submitted in writing by parents or legal guardians, or by those students themselves who are 18 years of age and older, to the Superintendent of Schools, Travis Davey, by September 15th of the current school year. Failure to make such a request shall be deemed consent to release, provide, or publish the directory information during the school year. 

Fire Island School District herewith gives notice of intention to provide, release or publish in the Fire Island School District newsletter, website, social media accounts, school or student newspapers, magazines, yearbooks or other publications, daily or weekly newspapers, athletic programs, musical or theatrical programs and news releases, video any and/or all of the following information pertaining to students as may be appropriate under the circumstances: 

  • name of student
  • names of parents
  • address
  • age
  • height
  • weight
  • grade
  • photograph
  • major field of study
  • participation in recognized school activities
  • extracurricular activities and sports programs
  • academic honors
  • achievements
  • awards
  • scholarships
  • and similar information