Bethel Park School District is permitted by law to disclose appropriately designated directory information without obtaining prior written consent of the parent or eligible student unless the parent or eligible student has withdrawn this permission in accordance with District procedures.

Directory information, which is information that is generally not considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if released, is used to include students in various school publications.

Examples of internal publications that utilize directory information include, but are not limited to:

• A playbill showing a student’s role in a drama production
• The annual school yearbook
• Honor roll or other recognition lists
• Sports activities sheets, such as for wrestling, showing weight and height of team members, etc.

Examples of outside publications include, but are not limited to:

• The PTA directory
• Companies that manufacture class rings and senior announcements

Federal laws require the District to provide military recruiters, upon request, with the following information on its junior and senior class students – names, addresses, and telephone listings – unless parents have advised the District that they DO NOT WANT their student’s information disclosed.

If you DO NOT WANT the District to disclose directory information from your child’s education records, you must notify the District by October 30 by completing the form below. Otherwise, no action is needed.

Bethel Park School District as designated the following information as directory information:

• The student’s name, address, listed telephone number, date, and place of birth
• The student’s email address
• The student’s program or major field of study
• The student’s dates of attendance at Bethel Park
• Participation in officially recognized school activities and sports
• Weight and height of members of athletic teams
• Placement on the honor roll
• Certificates and awards received

The most recent previous educational agency or institution attended by the student

• Grade level
• Enrollment status
• Photograph/School Picture


If you wish to withdraw your permission to share this information, please complete the form below. Questions may be directed to the District Office of Communication.