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House panel hears bill to let school boards withhold student directory data
Summary
Sponsors told the House Education Committee that House Bill 127 would clarify that local school boards may keep student directory information from public release; sponsors said the change is permissive, preserves military recruiter access unless a family opts out, and excludes private schools.
The House Education Committee held a first hearing for House Bill 127, which would clarify that local school boards have permissive authority to withhold student directory information from public release.
Representative Matthew(s) (sponsor) told the committee that "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 said current law classifies that directory information as a public record and creates “unnecessary ambiguity” about whether some requests should be fulfilled.
Vice Chair Odioso, a co-sponsor at the hearing, described the proposal as a clarification rather than a prohibition. "If a…
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