Hi all. I need some help! Our school PTO typically produces a directory that includes student names, parent names, address and phone numbers. This same directory also indicated which parents were the "Contact Parents" for the PTO. Contact Parents are used as a go-between between the teacher and parents for class parties and field trips. It also indicated who the Room Parents were. It was extremely convenient to use in sending out invitations, planning play dates, and for planning anything to do with a classroom specific events.
Today, the principal informed us that there will no longer be a directory as it violates the childrens' privacy. She stated that it is some new law, though she could not tell us if the law is local, state or federal. Even though the parents sign release forms, we cannot do it. In the past if the parent did not sign the form, we did not publish their information. This news is devastating to us.
Does anyone have any ideas as an alternative to the directory? Any suggestions would be appreciated!