                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DIRECTORY INFORMATION (§ 22.1-287.1)

A. Notwithstanding &#xA7;&#xA7; 22.1-287 and 22.1-288, directory information, as
defined by the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C.
&#xA7; 1232g) (FERPA), and which may include a student&#8217;s name, sex,
address, telephone listing, date and place of birth, major field of study,
participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height
as a member of an athletic team, dates of attendance, degrees and awards
received, and other similar information, may be disclosed in accordance with
federal and state law and regulations, provided that the school has given notice
to the parent or eligible student of (i) the types of information that the
school has designated as directory information, (ii) the right of the parent or
eligible student to refuse the designation of any or all of the types of
information about the student as directory information, and (iii) the period of
time within which the parent or eligible student must notify the school in
writing that he does not want any or all of the types of information about the
student designated as directory information. However, no school shall disclose
the address, telephone number, or email address of a student pursuant to the
Virginia Freedom of Information Act (&#xA7; 2.2-3700 et seq.) unless the parent
or eligible student has affirmatively consented in writing to such disclosure.
Additionally, except as required by state or federal law, no school shall
disclose the address, telephone number, or email address of a student pursuant
to 34 C.F.R. &#xA7; 99.31(a)(11) unless (a) the disclosure is to students
enrolled in the school or to school board employees for educational purposes or
school business and the parent or eligible student has not opted out of such
disclosure in accordance with this subsection and school board policy or (b) the
parent or eligible student has affirmatively consented in writing to such
disclosure. This subsection shall not apply to any disclosure, other than a
disclosure pursuant to 34 C.F.R. &#xA7; 99.31(a)(11), permitted under FERPA.

B. For purposes of this section, an &#8220;eligible student&#8221; is a student
18 years of age or older or a student under the age of 18 who is emancipated.

HISTORY: 1983, c. 432; 2018, c. 806; 2019, c. 229.