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School board hears first reading of Policy 5.15 to expand student data opt-out choices
Summary
The St. Louis Park school board reviewed a first reading of proposed changes to Policy 5.15 to better align the policy with current practice and add opt-out choices for families; staff said the substantive change will come in an updated procedure that integrates choices into PowerSchool.
The St. Louis Park School Board held a study-session first reading of proposed revisions to Policy 5.15, "Protection and privacy of pupil records," focused on giving families more granular opt-out choices for how student information is shared.
At the meeting, Ashley (staff member) said the policy text itself required only small edits but the district plans to change the implementing procedure so families can select which types of data to withhold, and those choices will be recorded in PowerSchool.
"The family fills it out, and it's a it's an opt out of all data," Ashley said, describing the district's…
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