Board adds new privacy and security rules for student records

What happened

The board updated student-record rules to restrict immigration-related disclosure, require cybersecurity safeguards, and spell out what directory information may be released.

Why it matters to families

The rules affect how schools store and share family information. Parents can refuse directory-information release, while colleges, employers, and military recruiters may receive listed contact information unless a parent or adult student opts out.

The evidence

Policies 5125 and 5125.1 bar immigration-status lists, limit immigration-related record requests to Policy 1445, require staff training and breach safeguards, exclude citizenship and immigration status from directory information, and require annual opt-out notice to families.

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