The District designates the following information about your child as “Directory Information:” the student’s name, address, grade, and birth date; the parents’/guardians’ names and addresses; the student’s academic awards and honors; information in relation to school-sponsored activities, organizations, and athletics; and the years of attendance in the school.

Directory Information can be used under Illinois law in District publications and in other documents intended for the school community. It can also be disclosed to newspapers, other public sources, and to outside organizations, For example, it can be provided to school picture companies and yearbook and promotion announcement companies, and it can be published in student directories. Contact your school office to direct the District to withhold your directory information. 

During the school year, photos and videos of children are occasionally taken for District community relations. The photos and videos may be published in school, District and community newsletters, posted on the District’s website or social media pages, shared with local newspapers, broadcast on cable television, displayed in school, and/or shown in classrooms or at school-sponsored events. The photos and videos are not used for commercial purposes, and students are not identified by name unless it is for special recognition. The District assumes it may take both photographs and videos of a student at school unless their parent/guardian requests in writing that their child not be photographed or identified. A form is available at the school office.

If lunches or necessary school supplies are forgotten, parents/guardians may bring them to the school office and the student will be notified. Students will be given phone messages only in emergencies. Parents/guardians should not contact students through cell phones or encourage students to contact them, as it disrupts the learning environment.