Directory Information

Unless directed in writing otherwise by a student’s parent, legal guardian or a student who has reached the age of majority, the Acadia Parish School Board approves a person employed in a school or person authorized by the Superintendent to provide access to certain student personally identifiable information to further a legitimate educational purpose, in accordance with FERPA and La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §17:3914 as follows:

1. Information to facilitate a student’s participation in a school-sanctioned extracurricular activity, including but not limited to a sport, organization or club;
2. Information to facilitate the operation and daily activities within district facilities, including but not limited to the display and use of student information in and around student facilities;
3. Programs and activities related to school-sanctioned performances or productions, events, award programs, and graduations;
4. University transcript requests, scholarships, and admissions;
5. LHSAA, NCAA, and other related sports programs or sanctioning entities;
6. Online resources and educational tools;
7. School photography and yearbook providers;
8. Any other information considered “Directory Information”, to the extent allowed in FERPA.

In addition, two federal laws require School Boards receiving assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA) to provide military recruiters, upon request, with the following information – names, addresses and telephone listings – unless parents have advised the School Board that they do not want their student’s information disclosed without their prior written consent.  [Note:  These laws are Section 9528 of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. §7908) and 10 U.S.C. §503(c).].  In accordance with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the School Board shall honor the requests of military recruiters for names, addresses and phone numbers of high school