Parents Bill of Rights for Data Privacy & Security

The NYSSB/NYSSD are committed to maintaining the privacy and security of student data and teacher and administrator data and will follow all applicable laws and regulations for the handling and storage of this data in the NYSSB/NYSSD and when disclosing or releasing it to others, including, but not limited to, third-party contractors. The NYSSB/NYSSD adopts this policy to implement the requirements of Education Law Section 2-d and its implementing regulations, as well as to align the NYSSB/NYSSD's data privacy and security practices with the National Institute for Standards and Technology Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (Version 1.1). With regard to personnel and business practices, this procedure is intended to supplement current policy/procedures regarding PII.

Parents Bill of Rights - Data Privacy & Security

Policy 5676 - Privacy and Security for Student and Teacher and Principal Data

Supplemental Information on Ed Law 2D

We are compiling the following information about each agreement between the Lackawanna City School District and an outside party that receives protected student data, or protected principal or teacher data, from the district: (1) the exclusive purposes for which the data will be used, (2) how the contractor will ensure that any subcontractors it uses will abide by data protection and security requirements, (3) when the contract expires and what happens to the data at that time, (4) if and how an affected party can challenge the accuracy of the data, (5) where the data will be stored, and (6) the security protections taken to ensure the data will be protected, including whether the data will be encrypted.

The link below will take you to that information for the listed agreements. We will be updating this list as we gather additional information.

Lackawanna CSD Supplemental Information Link