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Policy

5022 — Student And Family Privacy Rights (BP)

The official document

What the district published

This is the source material — exactly as released by RUSD. The plain English translation below is this site's version, written for community members who shouldn't need to know all the lingo to understand what they're legally entitled to as taxpayers, and how to access it.

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The district publishes through its board portal, which often points to a whole policy folder or meeting agenda rather than this one document. Rather than send you digging, I'll add the exact source the moment I can link it directly. The plain-English summary below is drawn faithfully from that original.

Looking for it now? You can browse the district's board portal at reedschools.org / SIMBLI ↗.

The translation

In plain English

What this document actually says

This policy, last revised October 18, 2022, protects student and family privacy rights in Reed Union School District. The district may collect student information only for educational purposes like curriculum materials, testing, fundraising, and student recognition programs. The district is prohibited from selling student names, addresses, phone numbers, or Social Security numbers for marketing purposes. Parents have the right to inspect surveys about personal beliefs, instructional materials, and information about non-emergency physical exams. The Superintendent must consult with parents when developing privacy regulations and notify families about their privacy rights. The policy ensures compliance with federal law (FERPA) and protects students' personally identifiable information from commercial exploitation.

What this means for your family

Your family's privacy is protected. The district cannot sell your child's personal information to marketers. You have the right to review surveys about personal beliefs before your child participates, inspect curriculum materials, and know about non-emergency health screenings. Your student's data can only be used for legitimate educational purposes like testing, fundraising, and recognition programs—never for commercial marketing.

Summaries are AI-assisted and based on the original district document shown above. Nothing has been editorialized — interpretations are clearly labeled. This site is maintained by Lina Godfrey's campaign as a community resource.