CAZENOVIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT PARENT/GUARDIAN GUIDE 2023-2024 5 RELEASE OF STUDENT INFORMATION TO BMI REPORTING POLICY: New York State requires schools to track each student’s Body Mass Index (BMI) and weight status category MILITARY RECRUITERS: as part of school health examinations. Every year, the NYS Department of Health will survey some schools As part of the No Child Left Behind Act, military recruiters and institutions of higher learning have for the number of pupils in each of six possible weight status categories. If Cazenovia is surveyed by the access to secondary students’ directory and public relations information. Directory and public state, the district will share summary group data only, not individual names or information. Parents who relations information means name, address, telephone number, date and participation in activities wish to exclude their child’s data from such group calculations must contact the child’s school nurse. recognized as of昀椀cial student organizations, and other similar information already a matter of public knowledge in the school community. HEALTH INFORMATION PRIVACY: A high school student or parent may ask that the district not release such information without prior Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), some districts or schools may be written parental consent. a “covered entity”. If a district or school (or person within that school, i.e. the school nurse) is included in Student records other than directory and public relations information, and any material contained the “covered entity” category, then the district must provide notice of its privacy practices with regard to therein that is personally identi昀椀able, are con昀椀dential and may not be released or made available protected health information. to persons other than parents or students without prior written consent of such parents or student. HOMELESS STUDENTS POLICY: There are exceptions to this rule such as other school employees and of昀椀cials, and certain state and As required by No Child Left Behind, all districts have responsibilities to homeless students in the district. federal of昀椀cials who have a legitimate educational need for access to such records in the course of In order to serve these students, each district must appoint a liaison for homeless children that are their employment. This directory information is exempt from the provisions of the Privacy Act and may be made public currently residing within a district. The liaison must 昀椀rst identify these students and, to aid in doing so, without written consent of parent or student. This includes publication on the district website. post noti昀椀cationsregarding educational services and contact information at places where the parents However, students 18 and over or the parents or guardians of students of any age can request of homeless students will see it. These locations can include, but are not limited to, homeless shelters, that the school not make directory information available. Those requests will be honored. Please medical clinics, post of昀椀ces and local social service of昀椀ces. The Director of Pupil Personnel Services is the liaison for Cazenovia Central School District. send a letter to the Superintendent of Schools for Cazenovia Central School District, 31 Emory Ave., Cazenovia, N.Y. 13035. IDLING SCHOOL BUSES ON SCHOOL GROUNDS: STUDENT PRIVACY POLICY: New York Codes, Rules and Regulations require that the engine of a bus or truck powered by diesel fuel shall not idle for more than 昀椀ve consecutive minutes when the bus or truck is not in motion except when The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) to the federal Family Educational Rights and a bus or truck is forced to maintain motionless because of the traf昀椀c conditions over which the operator Privacy Act (FERPA) affords parents certain rights regarding district surveys, collection and use of information for marketing purposes, and certain physical exams. Parents may exercise their right to thereof has no control or when state regulations require the maintenance of a speci昀椀c temperature for excuse their child from participating in any survey created by a third party (before it is distributed passenger comfort. to students) and questionnaires intended to collect personal information from students for marketing purposes. NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY: Cazenovia Central School District does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, religion, creed, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, race, or sex regarding its educational or employment practices. Inquiries concerning this policy of equal opportunity and questions on grievance procedures should be referred to the Superintendent of Schools, Cazenovia Central Schools, 31 Emory Ave, Cazenovia, NY 13035, (315) 655-1317.