Data Privacy & Security
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The "Parents' Bill of Rights" refers to the Parents' Bill of Rights for Data Privacy and Security under Education Law §2-d. This law focuses on protecting student data and gives parents rights related to reviewing records, privacy protections, notification of data breaches, and filing complaints regarding unauthorized disclosure of student information.
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New York State Education Law 2D
Pertains to the unauthorized release of personally identifiable information.
The Board of Regents adopted Part 121 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education on January 13, 2020. These rules will implement Education Law Section 2-d and provide guidance to educational agencies and their third-party contractors on ways to strengthen data privacy and security to protect student data and annual professional performance review data. The regulation went through multiple sets of revisions and three rounds of public comments and will go into effect January 29, 2020. It will apply to both charter and traditional public schools. We thank the members of the Data Privacy Advisory Council, implementation planning and drafting workgroups that supported the Department’s Chief Privacy Officer, Temitope Akinyemi, through this process.
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Plattsburgh City School District uses Classlink to inventory all approved software. From Classlink, you can view a company’s Privacy Policy in addition to our signed Data Sharing Agreement.
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The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.
The U.S. Department of Education is committed to protecting student privacy. We administer and enforce student privacy laws such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA). In addition, we provide technical assistance to help schools and school districts safeguard information about students.
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8635-R INFORMATION AND DATA PRIVACY, SECURITY BREACH AND NOTIFICATION REGULATION
8635-E PARENTS’ BILL OF RIGHTS FOR STUDENT DATA PRIVACY AND SECURITY
8635 DATA PRIVACY AND SECURITY POLICY
5500 STUDENT RECORDS
REPORTING IMPROPER DISCLOSURE
Please use the following links to report complaints about possible breaches and unauthorized disclosures of student data addressed. If you would like to submit a complaint, please fill out the form using the link below. If you are unable to fill out the form, complaints may also be submitted to the District Privacy Officer, Scott Osborne, at (518) 957-6003. Complaints to SED can occur online using the link below or by mail to: Chief Privacy Officer, New York State Education Department, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12234, by email to Email Privacy NYSED, or by telephone at (518) 474-0937.
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PCSD Data Complaint Form
Complete the form via Microsoft Forms.
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NYSED Data Complaint Form
Please do NOT include any information in this form that would constitute student or teacher or principal personally identifiable information. By filing this form, you are filing a complaint with the NYSED Privacy Office alleging that PII has been disclosed to or accessed by an unauthorized person.