The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords parents and students who are 18 years of age or older ("eligible students") certain rights with respect to the student's education records.  Here is a quick summary of those rights – the full "Notification of Rights under FERPA" is available as a pdf:

1. The right to inspect and review the student's education records within 45 days after the day CCA Schools receives a request for access.

2. The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records that the parent or eligible student believes are inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student’s privacy rights under FERPA.

3. 'The right to provide written consent before CCA Schools discloses personally identifiable information (PII) from the student's education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.

4. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by CCA Schools to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA are:
        Student Privacy Policy Office
        U.S. Department of Education
        400 Maryland Avenue, SW
        Washington, DC  20202

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Disclosure of Student Information

​No school official may release personally identifiable student information in education records to the police or children's services agency without prior written permission of the parent, a lawfully-issued subpoena, or a court order, unless it is an emergency situation involving the health or safety of the involved student or other students. Proper directory information may be disclosed upon request. (See Board Policy 8330).

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Reference: Board Policy 5540

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Directory Information at CCA Schools

The Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA), a federal law, requires that Cesar Chavez Academy Schools (CCA), with certain exceptions, obtain your written consent prior to the disclosure of personally identifiable information from your child's educational records.  However, CCA may disclose appropriately designated "directory information" without written consent, unless you have advised the District to the contrary in accordance with District procedures.  The primary purpose of directory information is to allow Cesar Chavez Academy Schools to include this type of information from your child's education records in certain school publications.  Examples include:

 

• A playbill, showing your student's role in a drama production;

• Graduation Programs;

• Yearbooks;

• Honor roll or other recognition lists;

• Sports activity sheets, such as for wrestling, showing weight and height of team members

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Directory information, which is information that is generally not considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if released, can also be disclosed to outside organizations without a parent's prior written consent.  Outside organizations include, but are not limited to, companies that manufacture class rings or publish yearbooks.  

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In addition, two federal laws require local educational agencies (LEAs) receiving assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to provide military recruiters, upon request, with the following information - names, addresses and telephone listings - unless parents have advised the district they do not want their student's information disclosed without their prior written consent. 

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You may file a written request by September 30 of each school year to request that directory information not be published about your child.  The written request may be sent directly to your child's school, or to the district office at the following address:

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Cesar Chavez Academy Schools
ATTN: FERPA
4100 Martin 
Detroit, MI 48209

Cesar Chavez Academy Schools has designated the following information as “directory information”:

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• a student's name

• major field of study

• dates of attendance

• date of graduation

• telephone numbers only for inclusion in school or PTO directories

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Referenc: Board Policy 8330 BP