The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of the Army that requires school districts to provide directory information in compliance with Section 8025 of Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
School districts are require to provide the name, address, telephone number and email address of every student in secondary school served by the district unless a student (aged 18 or over) or parent opts out of the release of directory information.
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires notification to parents of their rights to opt out of sharing directory information with institutions of higher education or military recruiters. In order to opt out from release of this information, a student (aged 18 or over) or parent must make the request in writing to the school to be excluded from the release of directory information.