Parents Bill of Rights

In accordance with Education Law Section 2-d, the Greece Central School District hereby sets forth the following Parents’ Bill of Rights for Data Privacy and Security, which is applicable to all students and their parents/legal guardians.

1. A student's personally identifiable information cannot be sold or released for any commercial purposes;
2. In accordance with FERPA, Section 2-d and Board Policy 7240 Student Records: Access and Challenge, parents have the right to inspect and review the complete contents of their child's education record;
3. The District has the following safeguards in place to protect student data, including personally identifiable information stored or transferred by the District.
   1. All databases that have student information are protected by a secure password and login. These logins are monitored and kept up to date;
   2. Student information is only accessible by those that are deemed warranted of having the information;
   3. encryption, firewalls and password protection must be in place when student PII is stored or transferred.
4. The New York State Education Department collects a number of student data elements for authorized uses.  A complete list of all student data elements collected by NYSED is available at http://www.nysed.gov/data-privacy-security/student-data-inventory and by writing to: Chief Privacy Officer, New York State Education Department, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12234. 
5. Parents have the right to submit complaints about possible breaches of student data or teacher or principal APPR data. Any such complaint must be submitted in writing to:

Greece Central School District
Assistant Superintendent of Student Achievement & Accountability
750 Maiden Lane Rochester, NY 14615

Complaints may also be submitted to

New York State Education department (NYSED)
http://www.nysed.gov/data-privacysecurity/report-improper-disclosure
Chief Privacy Officer, New York State Education Department
89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12234
privacy@nysed.gov
518-474- 0937

Instructional-approved digital resources and supplemental vendor information as it relates to the Parent's Bill of Rights for Data Privacy and Security.

For questions, please contact tom.mariano@greececsd.org, Data Privacy Officer for the district.

Related information

• Greece Central School District Written Information Security Program (WISP)
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Annual Notification and Directory Information Policy
• BOE Policy 5671: DATA SECURITY AND PRIVACY
• BOE Policy 7240: STUDENT RECORDS: ACCESS AND CHALLENGE
• BOE Policy 7250: STUDENT PRIVACY, PARENTAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION