Student Data Privacy Information for Families
Delaware City Schools values the privacy of its students, employees, and families/guardians. Data privacy is your right to keep your person and your information to yourself. Because we spend so much time engaged in activities online, data privacy has become an extremely important issue and one that DCS takes seriously. We are committed to being trusted caretakers of personal information within our responsibility. DCS also encourages students, employees, and families/guardians to become educated on data privacy and security.
Common Sense Media: Parenting, Media, and Everything in Between
Common Sense Media is an independent nonprofit organization that helps empower parents/guardians by providing information to make smart media choices.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.