Education Law 2d

The Palmyra-Macedon Central School District is committed to providing your student with the most effective web-based tools and applications for learning. New York State Education Law Section 2d along with The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) requires parental notification and consent for student use of district approved online resources for instructional purposes. The law permits schools to act as the parent’s agent and can consent to the collection of student information on the parent’s behalf with parent permission.

A complete list of the programs with the privacy policy and terms of service for each can be found below. The Palmyra-Macedon Central School District creates student accounts for several contracted computer software applications and web-based services such as Google Apps for Education, Fastbridge, and Discovery Streaming. By contract, these vendors have agreed to protect student and employee privacy and adhere to and state and federal regulations that regulate PII, or, personally identifiable information.

Any additional web-based educational programs and services which our schools may add during the upcoming academic year will be posted here shortly after purchase.

A copy of the letter we send to vendors can be found here, along with the questions they are asked to complete, as well as information pertaining to section 2-D of the NYS Educational Law and our Parents Bill of Rights for Data Privacy and Security. 

Information regarding Raptor Technologies Data Breach, 1/11/24

We want to inform you about a recent security incident with Raptor Technologies, a company whose products we use in our district.   

After thorough verification with Raptor, we can confirm that no data from our district was compromised.  

The Palmyra-Macedon Central School District's maintains Policies and Regulations regarding data privacy and security can be found using the links provided.

• 5550-E.1 Parents'/Persons in Parental Relations Bill of Rights for Data Privacy and Security

• 5550 Data Security Privacy Policy

• 5550.9-E Data Incident Response Plan

• 5551 Data Security and Privacy

• Cyberbullying

• Internet Safety

• 4330 Staff Responsible Use Policy

• 4330-E Staff Responsible Computer Use Agreement

• 4525 Technology Resources for Students

• 5680-R Fees, Fines and Charges Regulation - Reimbursement for destruction or loss of materials (Chromebooks or iPads)

• 4525E Student Responsible Use Policy Parental Notice Exhibit

Learn more about new laws regarding data privacy and security from the Mohawk Regional Information Center (RIC)