In this policy, “surveys, analyses, or evaluations” refer to methods of gathering data for research purposes.

No student shall be required as part of any program wholly or partially subsidized by the U.S. department of Education to submit to any survey, analysis, or evaluation that reveals information concerning:

1. Political affiliation or beliefs of the student or the student’s parents;

2. Mental or psychological problems of the student or the student’s family;

3. Sex behavior or attitudes;

4. Illegal, anti-social, self-incriminating, or demeaning behavior;

5. Critical appraisals of other individuals with whom respondents have close family relationships;

6. Legally recognized privileged or analogous relationships, such as those of lawyers, physicians, and ministers;

7. Religious practices, affiliations, or beliefs of the students or student’s parents; or

8. Income (other than required by law to determine eligibility for participation in a program or for receiving financial assistance under such program without the prior written consent of the student’s parent/guardian. For the purpose of this policy, “instructional material” does not include academic tests or assessments.

 A complete copy of the Seymour Board of Education On-Campus Recruitment Policy (#6162.51(a)) is available from the Building Principal/Assistant Principal(s) or from the Superintendent of Schools located at 98 Bank Street, Seymour.