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Waterford board approves revision to student records policy, removing place-of-birth field
Summary
The board voted 7–0 to revise Policy 08/1930 (student records) to remove place-of-birth directory information; trustees said the change was voluntary, not legally required, and intended to improve privacy.
The Waterford School Board approved a revision to Policy 08/1930 (student records) that removes place of birth from directory information and tightens what the district shares from student records.
Board members asked whether the change was state-mandated; administration said it was not a legal requirement but a privacy-driven adjustment to reduce nonessential data collection and sharing. Member Torres asked whether the revision was the single change in the policy and was told it was.
The motion to approve the policy revision passed unanimously on a hand/voice vote recorded in the meeting as seven in favor.
Ending: Trustees noted that parents retain the right to request nondisclosure of directory information and that procedures for parent requests remain in policy.
