Parents' Bill of Rights for Data Privacy and Security

Parents’ Bill of Rights for Data Privacy and Security

 

Under federal and New York State law and regulations, Parents and Guardians are entitled to certain protections of their student’s data.

You have the following rights:

1. Your child's data is prohibited from being sold. It cannot be used for any commercial or marketing purpose. It cannot be shared with an unauthorized person.

2. You have the right to inspect and review the contents of your child's education records from their school. You have the right to see the records within 45 days and to dispute any inaccuracies.

3. Your child’s data must be protected using high standards and best practices. Some of these practices include encryption, firewalls, and passwords to protect student data.

4. You have the right to file a complaint regarding a breach and have it addressed within 60 days. You should first attempt to resolve the complaint with your school. If you are unable to resolve the complaint at the school level, you may file a complaint with the New York State Education Department at:

Chief Privacy Officer
New York State Education Department
89 Washington Avenue. Room 152EB
Albany, New York 12234
Privacy@nysed.gov

5. You can get a list of all data elements collected by the State at:
https://www.nysed.gov/data-privacy-security/student-data-inventory or by writing to:

Office of Information & Reporting Services
New York State Education Department, Room 863 EBA
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12234

6. You must receive an annual notice of your rights to inspect and review your child’s education record from your district.
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In addition to your rights as a parent, schools have many obligations regarding student data including, but not limited to: a requirement to publish the Parents’ Bill of Rights on their website; to tell you within 60 calendar days, if your child’s data has been breached; to publish on their website supplemental information regarding the third party contractors the school is sharing student data with; and to address using minimal data, data deletion and data protection when sharing student data with third party contractors.

See attached:

Privacy Terms for Parents
Guidance to Educational Agency Leaders on Parents’ Bill of Rights Implementation

 

Supplemental Information for Third-Party Contracts

Southern Westchester BOCES, in an effort to provide the most up to date and accurate information
to our parents, legal guardians and students has compiled the information required to complete this
section. This is information can be viewed by going to the Southern Westchester BOCES home
page, under Resources, and Student Privacy. The direct link to this information can also be found
by going to https://bit.ly/swbsupplementaldata. If you have specific questions about Third Party
Contracts, please contact the Data Protection Officer of Southern Westchester BOCES by email at
dpo@swboces.org.