Family Privacy Act

In accordance with the provisions of the Family Privacy Act of 1974, The Grosse Pointe Public School System is required to give public notice of the type of information related to students that it considers directory information: and thus available to the general public. Directory information includes the following data about the student: Name, address, telephone number, picture, parent or guardian, date and place of birth, major field of study, weight, height, participation in and eligibility for officially recognized activities and sports, dates of attendance or grade placement, honors and awards received, and the most recent educational agency or school attended by the students. It is also possible that photographs or videotape of students may be broadcast or released to newspapers, web sites, and other media sources in connection with school activities, awards, and honors. In addition, two federal laws required local educational agencies (LEA) receiving assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to provide military recruiters, upon request, with three directory information categories – names, addresses and telephone listings – unless parents have advised the LEA that they do not want their student’s information disclosed without their prior written consent. If students or parents do not want to have directory information, photographs, or videotaped pictures made available to the public, with the exception of random group pictures such as at a sporting event from which it would be difficult to exclude specific pictures, they may have the directory information and photographs excluded by sending a notice to the Department of Support Services, The Grosse Pointe Public School System, 20601 Morningside, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236.