Unauthorized Disclosure Complaint Form

Dunkirk City School District parents, eligible students (students who are at least 18 years of age or attending a postsecondary institution at any age), principals, teachers, and employees of an educational agency may file a complaint about a possible breach or improper disclosure of student data and/or protected teacher or principal data.  

 

The District will inform parents, through its Parents' Bill of Rights for Data Privacy and Security that they have the right to submit complaints about possible breaches of student data to the Chief Privacy Officer at NYSED @ Electronic Form - nysed-cpo-data-incident-reporting-form or to the District directly using the form below or contacting Michele Heenan, Data Protection officer (mheenan@g.dunkirkcsd.org) (716-366-9300).

 

In addition, the District has established the following procedures for parents, eligible students, teachers, principals, and other District staff to file complaints with the District about breaches or unauthorized releases of student data and/or teacher or principal All complaints must be submitted to the District's Data Protection Officer in writing or using the form below.

 

       a. All complaints must be submitted to the District's Data Protection Officer in writing or using the form     

           below.

 

       b. Upon receipt of a complaint, the District will promptly acknowledge receipt of the complaint,

            commence an investigation, and take the necessary precautions to protect PII.

 

       c.  Following the investigation of a submitted complaint, the District will provide the individual who filed

            the complaint with its findings. This will be completed within a reasonable period of time, but no more

            than 60 calendar days from the receipt of the complaint by the District.

 

       d.  If the District requires additional time, or where the response may compromise security or impede a

             law enforcement investigation, the District will provide the individual who filed the complaint with a

             written explanation that includes the approximate date when the District anticipates that it will

             respond to the complaint.

 

These procedures will be disseminated to parents, eligible students, teachers, principals, and other District staff.

 

The District will maintain a record of all complaints of breaches or unauthorized releases of student data and their disposition in accordance with applicable data retention policies, including the Records Retention and Disposition Schedule ED-1 (1988; rev. 2004). 

 

Click here to complete the form to report an incident to your District.