Common use of Directory Information Clause in Contracts

Directory Information. Suring Middle/High School shall keep a directory of data for enrolled students. “Directory Data” will contain pupils’ records including name, address, telephone listing, date of birth, participation in school sports or organizations, photographs, and awards received. This “Directory Data” may be released to outside parties for recognition and other educational purposes. Your child’s “Directory Data” may be placed on the school website, in local newspapers, or in school newsletters unless the parent or guardian of a minor child or a student 18 years of age or older notifies the school in writing that such “Directory Data” shall not be released. Unless written notice is given to the school district, “Directory Data” will also be released to military recruiters. Requests to withhold “Directory Data” shall be addressed to the Principal. The Federal “No Child Left Behind Act of 2001” stipulates military recruiting officers can expect secondary schools to release information, defined as name, address, and telephone number of students in grades 11 and 12. In accordance with the federal law, information will only be used for the expressed purpose of providing information to high school students about military opportunities and will not be further disseminated.