Model Notification of Rights Under the Protection of Pupil Rights
Amendment (PPRA)

PPRA affords parents certain rights regarding our conduct of surveys,
collection and use of information for marketing purposes, and certain
physical exams. These include the right to:

• *Consent* before students are required to submit to a survey that
concerns one or more of the following protected areas ("protected
information survey") if the survey is funded in whole or in part by a
program of the U.S. Department of Education (ED)--

1\. Political affiliations or beliefs of the student or student's
parent;

2\. Mental or psychological problems of the student or student's family;

3\. Sex behavior or attitudes;

4\. Illegal, anti-social, self-incriminating, or demeaning behavior;

5\. Critical appraisals of others with whom respondents have close
family relationships;

> 6\. Legally recognized privileged relationships, such as with lawyers,
> doctors, or ministers;
>
> 7\. Religious practices, affiliations, or beliefs of the student or
> parents; or
>
> 8\. Income, other than as required by law to determine program
> eligibility.

•*Receive notice and an opportunity to opt a student out of* --

1\. Any other protected information survey, regardless of funding;

2\. Any non-emergency, invasive physical exam or screening required as a
condition of attendance, administered by the school or its agent, and
not necessary to protect the immediate health and safety of a student,
except for hearing, vision, or scoliosis screenings, or any physical
exam or screening permitted or required under State law; and

> 3\. Activities involving collection, disclosure, or use of personal
> information obtained from students for marketing or to sell or
> otherwise distribute the information to others.

•*Inspect*, upon request and before administration or use --

1.  Protected information surveys of students;

2.  Instruments used to collect personal information from students for
    any of the above marketing, sales, or other distribution purposes;
    and

3.  Instructional material used as part of the educational curriculum.

These rights transfer to from the parents to a student who is 18 years
old or an emancipated minor under State law.

**\[School District will/has develop\[ed\] and adopt\[ed\]\]** policies,
in consultation with parents, regarding these rights, as well as
arrangements to protect student privacy in the administration of
protected information surveys and the collection, disclosure, or use of
personal information for marketing, sales, or other distribution
purposes. **\[School District\]** will directly notify parents of these
policies at least annually at the start of each school year and after
any substantive changes. **\[School District\]** will also directly
notify, such as through U.S. Mail or email, parents of students who are
scheduled to participate in the specific activities or surveys noted
below and will provide an opportunity for the parent to opt his or her
child out of participation of the specific activity or survey.
**\[School District\]** will make this notification to parents at the
beginning of the school year if the District has identified the specific
or approximate dates of the activities or surveys at that time. For
surveys and activities scheduled after the school year starts, parents
will be provided reasonable notification of the planned activities and
surveys listed below and be provided an opportunity to opt their child
out of such activities and surveys. Parents will also be provided an
opportunity to review any pertinent surveys. Following is a list of the
specific activities and surveys covered under this requirement:

•Collection, disclosure, or use of personal information for marketing,
sales or other distribution.

•Administration of any protected information survey not funded in whole
or in part by ED.

•Any non-emergency, invasive physical examination or screening as
described above.

*Parents who believe their rights have been violated may file a
complaint with*:

Family Policy Compliance Office

U.S. Department of Education

400 Maryland Avenue, SW

Washington, D.C. 20202-8520