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House committee hears bill to let school boards withhold student directory information
Summary
A bill that would give Ohio school boards permissive authority to withhold student directory information from public release received its first hearing before the House Education Committee. Sponsors said the change clarifies current law and aims to protect student privacy; no committee vote was taken.
Chair Fowler Arthur called the House Education Committee to order and opened the first hearing on House Bill 127, a proposal to clarify whether school boards may withhold student “directory information” from public records requests.
Representative Matthews, sponsor of House Bill 127, told the committee, “This simple and straightforward bill would protect the privacy of Ohio students by granting school boards the permissive authority to withhold student directory information from public release.” He cited the definition in the Ohio Revised Code and listed items commonly considered directory information, including “a student's name, address, phone number, birth date…participation in sports, extracurricular activities, weight and height,…
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