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Parents’ Bill of Rights for Data Privacy and Security | Education Law 2-D

The Liberty Central School District, in recognition of the risk of identity theft and unwarranted invasion of privacy, affirms its commitment to safeguarding student personally identifiable information (PII) in educational records from unauthorized access or disclosure in accordance with State and Federal law.  The Liberty Central District establishes the following parental bill of rights:

  • Student PII will be collected and disclosed only as necessary to achieve educational purposes in accordance with State and Federal Law.
  • The district and its schools, and third-party contractors and subcontractors, will not sell student PII or use or disclose it for any marketing or commercial purposes or facilitate its use or disclosure by any other party for any marketing or commercial purpose or permit another party to do so;
  • Parents have the right to inspect and review the complete contents of their child’s education record (for more information about how to exercise this right, see 5500-R);
  • State and federal laws, such as NYS Education Law §2-d and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, protect the confidentiality of students’ personally identifiable information.  Safeguards associated with industry standards and best practices, including but not limited to, encryption, firewalls, and password protection, must be in place when data is stored or transferred;
  • A complete list of all student data elements collected by the State Education Department is available for public review at http://nysed.gov/data-privacy-security/student-data-inventory or by mail to Chief Privacy Officer, New York State Education Department, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12234.
  • Parents have the right to have complaints about possible breaches and unauthorized disclosures of student data addressed. Complaints should be directed to the District Security and Privacy Officer Stacy Feasel at 845-292-5400 ext. 2332, by mail to 115 Buckley Street, Liberty NY 12754 or by email to dataprivacy@libertyk12.org.  Complaints can also be directed to the New York State Education Department online at http://nysed.gov/data-privacy-security/report-improper-disclosure, by mail to the Chief Privacy Officer, New York State Education Department, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12234 or by email to privacy@nysed.gov or by telephone at 518-474-0937.
  • Parents have the right to be notified in accordance with applicable laws and regulations if a breach or unauthorized release of their student’s PII occurs.
  • All district and school employees and officers with access to PII will receive annual training on applicable federal and state laws, regulations, district and school policies and safeguards which will be in alignment with industry standards and best practices to protect PII.
  • In the event that the district engages a third party provider to deliver student educational services, the contractor or subcontractors will be obligated to adhere to State and Federal Laws to safeguard student PII. Parents can request information about third party contractors by contacting the District Security and Privacy Officer Stacy Feasel at 845-292-5400 ext. 2332, by mail to 115 Buckley Street, Liberty NY 12754 or by email to dataprivacy@libertyk12.org  or can access the information on the district’s website www.libertyk12.org .

What if your data is breached?

Parents/guardians, eligible students, principals, teachers, and district employees may file a complaint about a possible breach or improper disclosure of student data or protected teacher or principal data. To file a complaint, contact District Security and Privacy Officer Stacy Feasel at 845-292-5400m ext. 2332, by mail to 115 Buckley Street, Liberty NY 12754 or by email to dataprivacy@libertyk12.org.

Third-party contracts

The increasing availability of online teaching and learning resources comes with concerns regarding student data, privacy, and student work. As a district we have a responsibility to ensure that student’s data and privacy are adequately protected while using online digital resources for school work.

Parents/guardians, eligible students, principals, teachers, and district employees can request information about third-party contractors by contacting District Security and Privacy Officer Stacy Faesel, via email at dataprivacy@libertyk12.org.

Click this link to see our third-party contractor list and agreements, or see below:

Program: Vendor(if applicable), Privacy Link, Agreement

Education Law 2-D Definitions

  • Educational agency:  A school district, board of cooperative educational services, school, or the education department.
  • Personally identifiable information: Information as defined in Section 99.3 of Title 34 of the code of federal regulations implementing the family educational rights and privacy act, Section 1232 G of Title 20 of the U.S>  code, and, as applied to teacher or principal data, means “personally identifying information” as such term is used in Subdivision 10 of section 3012-C of this chapter.
  • School: Any public elementary or secondary school, universal pre-kindergarten program authorized pursuant to Section 3602-e of this chapter, an approved provider of preschool special education, any other publicly funded pre-kindergarten program, a school serving children in a special act school district as defined in Section 4001  of this chapter, an approved private school for the education of students with disabilities, a state-supported school subject to the provisions of Article 85 of this chapter, or a state-operated school subject to the provisions of Article 87 or 88 1  of this chapter.
  • Student: Any person attending or seeking to enroll in an educational agency
  • Eligible student: A student 18 years or older
  • Parent: A parent, legal guardian, or person in parental relation to a student
  • Student data: Personally identifiable information from student records of an educational agency
  • Teacher or principal data: Personally identifiable information from the records of an educational agency relating to the annual professional performance reviews of classroom teachers or principals that is confidential and not subject to release under the provisions of Section 3012-C  of this chapter.
  • Third-party contractor: Any person or entity, other than an educational agency, that receives student data or teacher or principal data from an educational agency pursuant to a contract or other written agreement for purposes of providing services to such educational agency, including but not limited to data management or storage services, conducting studies for or on behalf of such educational agency, or audit or evaluation of publicly funded programs. Such term shall include an educational partnership organization that receives student and/or teacher or principal data from a school district to carry out its responsibilities pursuant to Section 211-e of this title and is not an educational agency as defined in paragraph c of this subdivision, and a not-for-profit corporation or other non-profit organization, other than an educational agency.