FC: Florida school board votes 6-1 to release student personal info

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 12:50:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: michael.mcguire () gartner com
To: Declan () well com
Subject: School Board votes 6-1 to share student names

Didn't see this on any of the politech listings. Fascinating, especially 
the school district's contention that the "spokesperson" didn't know there 
was a policy regarding the release of student information...

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School Board votes 6-1 to share student names
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By Mary Shanklin
Sentinel Staff Writer

October 9, 2002

Effective immediately, anyone can get the names, addresses, phone numbers, 
ages and other information for Orange County's 150,000-plus schoolchildren.

Reacting to news that the school district had been sharing the information 
with political consultants and others, the Orange County School Board voted 
6-1 Tuesday to release the information to everyone.

Parents may opt to keep their children's information private, possibly at 
the beginning of the school year.

The issue raised so many questions that board members approved it in 
concept only, hoping to iron out the details after more study and input 
from the attorney general.

The 90-minute debate was marked by members of the public demanding that the 
school district fire spokeswoman Jackie Johnson, who gave directory 
information to a pro-school political committee.

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