Amplady2008
Junior Member
Iowa law:
My children were enrolled in the public school system of our small town. In 5th grade he came into some medical issues. We chose to keep it on a need to know basis which included the school needing to know. It is not something you would know by looking or talking with him and he is capable of doing almost everything other kids do he played football, basketball, runs hurdles in track, was in band & choir & 4H and Boy Scouts. We had a few meetings with the elementary school principal and school nurse as well as the homeroom teacher. The school nurse and principal took it from there with the staff and I was told they were informing them of changes in our sons life but was never given the specific information.
The summer after he was in sixth grade his 5th grade homeroom teacher took the private/confidential information she had been given privledge to as his teacher/caregiver and informed teenagers & adults about it outside of school and the schools need/rights to that information. I have had a sit down meeting with the principal and teacher where she admited what she did but tried to justify it as well as lie about why she told that information.
I went to the superintendent whom has addressed it with her however says he can not tell me what if anything was done disciplinary wise to her. I know what she did is illegal. This teacher would be my youngest sons teacher this year however things have became so bad with the school I have pulled both of my children out to homeschool as I can not trust that any information I would need to give them would be kept confidential. I know what she did is illegal it is a violation of private and confidential information and part of the privacy act. I can not however, find an attorney to handle this situation and help me make an example out of her. I personally know of two other school employees that have been overheard by my spouse as repeating private information at public places and it does not appear the school system has learned anything from this.
Her bad decision and wreckless judgement has effected him and our family. He has chosen to pull back from extra activities and from the community. He doesnt want to go anywhere to do anything beyond Scouts and football where he feels safe (we try to encourage him to be active). I need to know legally what I can do about it. Thanks
My children were enrolled in the public school system of our small town. In 5th grade he came into some medical issues. We chose to keep it on a need to know basis which included the school needing to know. It is not something you would know by looking or talking with him and he is capable of doing almost everything other kids do he played football, basketball, runs hurdles in track, was in band & choir & 4H and Boy Scouts. We had a few meetings with the elementary school principal and school nurse as well as the homeroom teacher. The school nurse and principal took it from there with the staff and I was told they were informing them of changes in our sons life but was never given the specific information.
The summer after he was in sixth grade his 5th grade homeroom teacher took the private/confidential information she had been given privledge to as his teacher/caregiver and informed teenagers & adults about it outside of school and the schools need/rights to that information. I have had a sit down meeting with the principal and teacher where she admited what she did but tried to justify it as well as lie about why she told that information.
I went to the superintendent whom has addressed it with her however says he can not tell me what if anything was done disciplinary wise to her. I know what she did is illegal. This teacher would be my youngest sons teacher this year however things have became so bad with the school I have pulled both of my children out to homeschool as I can not trust that any information I would need to give them would be kept confidential. I know what she did is illegal it is a violation of private and confidential information and part of the privacy act. I can not however, find an attorney to handle this situation and help me make an example out of her. I personally know of two other school employees that have been overheard by my spouse as repeating private information at public places and it does not appear the school system has learned anything from this.
Her bad decision and wreckless judgement has effected him and our family. He has chosen to pull back from extra activities and from the community. He doesnt want to go anywhere to do anything beyond Scouts and football where he feels safe (we try to encourage him to be active). I need to know legally what I can do about it. Thanks
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