MCCSC restates district values: student privacy, FERPA, and access rules for government agents
Summary
Trustees read an added restatement of district values reaffirming that MCCSC does not collect student immigration status, will educate students regardless of status, complies with FERPA, and restricts access to buildings and records to government agents only with appropriate warrants verified by administrators and legal counsel.
The Monroe County Community Sch Corp board read and adopted an added agenda item restating district values on privacy and safety during its December meeting.
The statement says MCCSC does not ask for or record students’ immigration status during enrollment and that the district will educate students who reside within MCCSC boundaries regardless of immigration status. The document affirms compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and states that access to school facilities or student records by federal, state or local government agents — including immigration authorities — requires appropriate warrants verified by school administrators and guidance from MCCSC legal counsel.
The statement also emphasized the district’s commitment to the social, emotional, educational, physical and psychological safety of students and described the administration’s intent to provide compassionate, timely support to students and families during local, national or global crises, illness, or other disruptions.
The restatement was read aloud as item 6.01 after the board amended the agenda earlier in the meeting. No formal vote or amendment to existing policy was recorded during the reading; the item was presented as a clarifying restatement of district values.
