District Survey Information
LPS Policies Regarding Surveys - BOARD POLICY JHDA
In accordance with law, no student, as part of any program wholly or partially funded by the U.S. Department of Education, shall be required to submit to a survey, analysis or evaluation (hereafter referred to as "protected information survey") that reveals any of the following information without written consent of a parent:
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Political affiliations or beliefs of the student or the student's parent.
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Mental or psychological problems of the student or the student's family.
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Sex behavior or attitudes.
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Illegal, antisocial, self-incriminating or demeaning behavior.
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Critical appraisals of others with whom respondents have close family relationships.
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Legally recognized privileged or analogous relationships, such as those of lawyers, physicians and ministers.
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Religious practices, affiliations or beliefs of the student or the student's parent.
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Income other than as required by law to determine program eligibility.
Notice and Opportunity to Opt Out
In accordance with law, parents will receive prior notice and an opportunity to opt a student out of:
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Any other protected information survey, as defined above, regardless of the funding source.
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Any nonemergency, invasive physical examination or screening required by an LEA as a condition of attendance, administered by the school and scheduled by the school in advance and that is not necessary to protect the immediate health and safety of a student, with some exceptions.
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Activities of an LEA involving the collection, disclosure or use of personal information collected from students for the purpose of sale (or to otherwise distribute such information to others for that purpose), with some exceptions.
The district will directly notify parents at the beginning of the school year of the specific or approximate dates during the school year when the above-listed activities will occur or are expected to be scheduled. For activities or surveys that are scheduled after the school year starts, the district will provide parents with reasonable notification and an opportunity to review, as well as an opportunity to opt a student out.
