• Home
  • News
    • Politics & Government
    • Business & Economy
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
  • Sports
    • High School Sports
    • Radio Iowa Poll
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support Page
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters

Radio Iowa

Iowa's Radio News Network

You are here: Home / Education / Council Bluffs school board looks at pupil rights amendment

Council Bluffs school board looks at pupil rights amendment

May 11, 2004 By admin

The Council Bluffs school board is expected to approve a new policy at tonight’s (Tuesday) meeting. Ron Diimig is supervisor of student services for Council Bluffs Public Schools. He says the “Protection of Pupil Rights” amendment deals with surveys that might ask intrusive questions, things like whether they’ve ever taken drugs, what their sexual behavior is, or asking questions about things their family may do. No such survey has ever been given to schoolkids, no such questions asked, but Diimig says if they ever were, the schools will have a policy in place. Diimig says it’s federal law that schools must have a district policy stating that these things are federal law. Diimig says the policy will prepare districts for the likelihood that some day, researchers may approach the schools asking if they can poll students on their behavior or attitudes. The issue arises from federal grants that go to colleges and universities that may be doing “all kinds of research on all kinds of topics,” and he says often they’ll turn to schools as the best place to ask their questions of young people. While the new policy must pass approval by the board at tonight’s meeting, Diimig says it’s not particularly controversial. Diimig can’t imagine anyone speaking out against a policy that says parents should be informed about surveys being presented to their kids. If they don’t already have such a policy, Diimig says schools all over the state will be going through the same process of adopting one. The model policy Bluffs schools is working from was developed by the Iowa Association of School Boards. Diimig says Congress recently passed the Federal Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, which requires districts to affirm this privacy policy.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Education

Featured Stories

Senator Ernst says Russian ban shows she’s doing something right

Governor signs Iowa Renewable Fuels Standard into law

Jury returns guilty verdict in shooting death of State Trooper

A haboob, a dust storm black out, hits northwest Iowa

Summit has easements for 20% of carbon pipeline route through Iowa

TwitterFacebook
Tweets by RadioIowa

Iowa’s Huckstorf garners national award

Iowa Special Olympics Summer games set to open in Ames

Radio Iowa/Baseball Coaches Association High School Poll 5/16/22

Iowa assistant coach Kirk Speraw to retire

Northern Iowa prepares for Missouri Valley Conference softball tournament

More Sports

eNews and Updates

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Archives

Copyright © 2022 ยท Learfield News & Ag, LLC