WCPS Student Handbook 2023-2024

GENERAL INFORMATION Directory Information The Wicomico County Board of Education has adopted the following definition of directory information by the Final Rule on Education Records, Section 93.3, provided by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare: Directory information may only include the student's name, address, major field of study, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams, dates of attendance, degrees and awards received, and the most recent previous local school system or educational institution attended by the student. The Wicomico County school system will release "directory information" only for legitimate educational purposes. If a parent or student over 18 is unwilling to have a school provide any or all categories of what is defined above as "directory information" for legitimate educational purposes, the parent or student should notify the principal of his/her school in writing by October 15. Student Records Policy & Procedure SFS-RMC-PL-001, Student Records Policy SFS-RMC-PR-001, Student Records Procedure Protection of Student Privacy Rights BOE-GEN-PL-032, Protection of Student Privacy Rights Policy BOE-GEN-PR-008, Collection and Use of Research Data, Protection of Student Privacy Rights Procedure

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