Privacy act

[dequeendistress]

What is the name of your state? Ar



I was recently informed that the issuing of birthday party announcements by students while at school was viewed as a privacy violation.

I disagreed under the circumstance that the child already had the cards made out and no inquiries were made as to who was in the class.

Was this assumption incorrect?

 

[HomeGuru]

What is the name of your state? Ar



I was recently informed that the issuing of birthday party announcements by students while at school was viewed as a privacy violation.

I disagreed under the circumstance that the child already had the cards made out and no inquiries were made as to who was in the class.

Was this assumption incorrect?

**A: I don't follow the schools policy or your reasoning for such disagreement.

 

[enjay]

The child was issuing her own bday announcement? Releasing your own information is not a violation of the privacy act. If the school released that information it could be. Our schools give the option at the beginning of each school year to opt out of having your child's information or pictures released. Not opting out implies your consent and the release of that information would be appropriate.

 

[dequeendistress]

School policy

Children are no longer allowed to hand out invitations. Schools reason: Officials state it is a violation of the privacy act.

Word for word what I was told...Children can no longer hand out invitations as we believe it is a violation of the privacy act.

My reasoning:

If the parent or another party did not inquire as to who was in the class(es) how is it a violation of any privacy act. (no information requested that would be a violation of privacy.)

Why I posted here: Because I value others opinions and I believe the school should have just made it a policy and not make an excuse in regards to privacy issues.

 

[dequeendistress]

Yes enjay, even with my evidently confusing post (as usual) you understood.

The issue is the issuing of invitaions, not anything else.

 

[HomeGuru]

In this case the privacy act does not apply. If the school made a policy (based on an incorrect interpretation of the privacy act), that is the law of the land of the school.