Frederick County Public Schools has designated photographs and videos of students as “directory information”. Pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) schools are permitted to disclose “directory information” to third parties without parent or eligible student consent, unless the student has been opted out of such disclosures by their parent or themself in accordance with FCPS procedures.
If parents or eligible students do not want Frederick County Public Schools to disclose their student’s photograph or videos depicting the student without first obtaining written consent, the parent or eligible student must notify FCPS in writing within thirty (30) days of the first day of school or within thirty (30) days of enrollment if the student starts after the first day of school. Paragraph A of the “Directory Information Opt-Out” form should be completed and submitted to the student’s principal.
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