Attention, Parents of PHS Students!

This information is provided as a resource to you regarding the online use of your child's information on the PHS website and other school-related sites (for example, PHS Band website and PHS Athletics website). When created and/or kept by the school, photos of specific students are considered part of the students' education records and, therefore, are subject to FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act).

According to FERPA guidelines and Pickens County Board of Education Policy, you have the right to refuse to allow the inclusion of any or all photos of your child on the PHS website and other school-related sites. If you wish to exercise this right, please notify the principal of your child's school in writing.

For additional information, please see the following:

• FERPA Overview (Georgia Department of Education, 2006)

• Forum Guide to the Privacy of Student Information: A Resource for Schools (National Forum on Education Statistics, 2006)

• Forum Guide to Protecting the Privacy of Student Information: State and Local Education Agencies (National Forum on Education Statistics, 2004)