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Committee hears bill to let school boards withhold student directory information
Summary
Sponsor testimony on House Bill 127 described a permissive change that would let Ohio school boards decline public release of student directory information; committee members asked about historical research exemptions, private schools, and examples of misuse.
Representative Matthews, sponsor of House Bill 127, told the Ohio House Education Committee that the bill would give local school boards permissive authority to withhold student directory information from public release. "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," Representative Matthews said during sponsor testimony.
The bill would clarify that information defined in Ohio Revised Code section 3319.321 — including name; address; phone number; birth date; major field of study; participation…
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