#616
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 09:10:47 -0400
From: Colleen Mahoney <cmahoney@WADSNET.COM>
Subject: Prevention Specialists Meeting
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National Meeting Expands to Include Other Education and Prevention =
Specialists
The U.S. Department of Education's Safe and Drug Free Schools National =
Technical Assistance Meeting, LEAVING NO CHILD BEHIND: RESULTS-BASED
STRATEGIES FOR SAFE AND DRUG FREE SCHOOLS, being held on August 5-7, =
2002 in Washington, D.C., will now include a broader audience. The =
invitation
only meeting has been expanded to include participants from Department =
of Education and other federal agencies' grantees working in substance =
abuse and violence prevention with schools. Also invited are =
representatives
from the various federal agencies, Local Education Agencies' Safe and =
Drug Free Schools Staff, State Education Agency Grant and Governors' =
Program
Coordinators, and other substance abuse and violence prevention =
specialists.
Featuring over 75 national and international prevention experts, the =
meeting will provide a variety of forums and workshops for attendees to:
- Learn about highlights of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
- Review new research and promising practices in violence and substance =
abuse prevention
- Participate in over 50 workshops designed to address:
- The Science and Practice of prevention
- Safe School Plans and Crisis Response
- Emerging Issues in Safe and Drug Free Schools: Perspectives from the =
field.
The event will also feature three forums on such topics as youth =
involvement and leadership, bullying prevention, and guidance on working =
with school administrators to support and sustain prevention initiatives =
in schools.
Please share this information with all interested parties. We look =
forward to meeting you in Washington in August.
For more information and to easily register for this important national =
event on line, log on to:
http://www.preventionresults.org
Colleen Mahoney, Ph.D.
Owner, Mahoney Consulting Group
301 Windfall Lane
Wadsworth, OH 44281
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#617
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 18:00:37 -0400
From: Colleen Mahoney <cmahoney@WADSNET.COM>
Subject: surveys
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If you administer surveys through schools you may be interested in =
recent congressional changes to the laws. Colleen
Sec. 1061 Student Privacy, Parental Access to Information, and =
Administration of Certain Physical Examinations to Minors.=20
The No Child Left Behind Act contains a major amendment to the =
Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) that gives parents more =
rights with regard to the surveying of minor students, the collection of =
information from students for marketing purposes, and certain =
non-emergency medical examinations. PPRA has been referred to as the =
"Hatch Amendment" and the "Grassley Amendment" after authors of =
amendments to the law. Now, school officials may hear the law referred =
to as the "Tiahrt Amendment" after Congressman Todd Tiahrt who =
introduced the changes regarding surveys to the PPRA. The statute is =
found in 20 U.S.C. =A7 1232h and the regulations (not yet updated) are =
found in 34 CFR Part 98.=20
U.S. Department of Education Surveys=20
Subsection (a) of the legislation was not changed. Subsection (b) added =
an additional category (see bold below) and made minor changes to the =
existing seven
categories. This provision applies to surveys funded in whole or part by =
any program administered by the U. S. Department of Education (ED). PPRA =
provides:=20
that schools and contractors make instructional materials available for =
inspection by parents if those materials will be used in connection with =
an ED-funded survey, analysis, or evaluation in which their children =
participate; and that schools and contractors obtain prior written =
parental consent before minor students are required to participate in =
any ED-funded survey, analysis, or evaluation that reveals information =
concerning:=20
1.political affiliations or beliefs of the student or the =
student's parent;=20
2.mental and psychological problems of the student or the =
student's family;=20
3.sex behavior or attitudes;=20
4.illegal, anti-social, self-incriminating, or demeaning =
behavior;=20
5.critical appraisals of other individuals with whom =
respondents have close family relationships;=20
6.legally recognized privileged or analogous relationships, =
such as those of lawyers, physicians, and ministers;=20
7.religious practices, affiliations, or beliefs of the student =
or student's parent; or=20
8.income (other than that required by law to determine =
eligibility for participation in a program or for receiving financial =
assistance under such program).=20
Subsections a and b of PPRA generally apply when a survey is funded, at =
least in part, by any program administered by the Secretary of =
Education.=20
Surveys Funded by Sources Other than U.S. Department of Education=20
The new provisions (contained in subsection c) apply (as does FERPA) to =
educational agencies or institutions that receive funds from any program =
of the Department of
Education. Thus, public elementary and secondary schools are subject to =
the new provisions of PPRA. Here are the new requirements:=20
Schools are required to develop and adopt policies - in conjunction with =
parents - regarding the following -=20
1.The right of parents to inspect, upon request, a survey =
created by a third party before the survey is administered or =
distributed by a school to students.=20
2.Arrangements to protect student privacy in the event of the =
administration of a survey to students, including the right of parents =
to inspect, upon request, the
survey, if the survey contains one or more of the same eight items of =
information noted above.=20
3.The right of parents to inspect, upon request, any =
instructional material used as part of the educational curriculum for =
students.=20
4.The administration of physical examinations or screenings =
that the school may administer to students.=20
5.The collection, disclosure, or use of personal information =
collected from students for the purpose of marketing or selling, or =
otherwise providing the information to others for that purpose.=20
6.The right of parents to inspect, upon request, any instrument =
used in the collection of information, as described in number 5.=20
Local educational agencies (LEAs) must "directly" notify parents of =
these policies and, at a minimum, shall provide the notice at least =
annually, at the beginning of
the school year. The LEA must also notify parents within a reasonable =
period of time if any substantive change is made to the policies.=20
In the notification, the LEA shall offer an opportunity for parents to =
opt out of (remove their child) from participation in the following =
activities:=20
=BB Activities involving the collection, disclosure, or use =
of personal information collected from students for the purpose of =
marketing or for selling that information, or otherwise providing that =
information to others for that purpose.
=BB The administration of any third party (non-Department of =
Education funded) survey containing one or more of the above described =
eight items of information.
=BB Any non-emergency, invasive physical examination or =
screening that is: 1) required as a condition of attendance; 2) =
administered by the school and
scheduled by the school in advance; and not necessary to protect the =
immediate health and safety of the student, or of other students.=20
In the notification, the LEA shall notify parents the specific or =
approximate dates during the school year when these activities are =
scheduled.=20
An LEA is not required to develop and adopt new policies if the State =
educational agency (SEA) or LEA has in place, on the date of enactment =
of the No Child Lef Behind Act of 2001, policies covering the =
requirements set forth in this law.=20
The requirements concerning activities involving the collection and =
disclosure of personal information from students for marketing purposes =
do not apply to the
collection, disclosure, or use of personal information collected from =
students for the exclusive purpose of developing, evaluating, or =
providing educational products or
services for, or to, students or educational institutions, such as the =
following:=20
=BB College or other postsecondary education recruitment, or =
military recruitment.
=BB Book clubs, magazines, and programs providing access to =
low-cost literacy products.
=BB Curriculum and instructional materials used by elementary =
schools and secondary schools.
=BB Tests and assessments used by elementary schools and =
secondary schools to provide cognitive, evaluative, diagnostic, =
clinical, aptitude, or achievement
information about students.
=BB The sale by students of products or services to raise =
funds for school-related or education-related activities.
=BB Student recognition programs.
This law is not intended to preempt applicable provisions of State law =
that require parental notification.=20
This law does not apply to any physical examination or screening that is =
permitted or required by State law, including such examinations or =
screenings permitted
without parental notification.=20
The requirements of PPRA do not apply to a survey administered to a =
student in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education =
Act (IDEA).=20
These requirements do not supersede any of the requirements of FERPA.=20
The rights provided to parents under PPRA transfer from the parent to =
the student when the student turns 18 years old or is an emancipated =
minor under applicable
State law. The law applies to LEAs, but does not apply to postsecondary =
institutions.=20
An SEA or LEA may use funds provided under part A of title V of the ESEA =
to enhance parental involvement in areas affecting the in-school privacy =
of students.=20
For more information.... =
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OM/fpco/recent_changes.html
Colleen Mahoney, Ph.D.
Owner, Mahoney Consulting Group
301 Windfall Lane
Wadsworth, OH 44281
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#618
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 20:32:43 -0400
From: nfb <nfb@GWU.EDU>
Subject: CHHCS News Alert: SAMHSA Announces $8 Million Available to Prevent
Club Drug and Inhalant Abuse
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CHHCS News Alert - 6/06/02
SAMHSA Announces $8 Million Available to Prevent Club Drug and Inhalant
Abuse:
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA)
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) is announcing the availability
of funds for grants to support infrastructure development and interventions
to prevent the use of ecstasy and other club drugs, methamphetamine and
inhalants.
Read more at http://www.healthinschools.org/2002/june06_alerts.asp.
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#619
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 20:00:26 -0500
From: "Dr. David F. Duncan" <david.duncan@ACCESSKY.NET>
Subject: Re: Professional Question
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I suppose that it would be possible to identify an individual from their date of
birth and zipcode but it certainly wouldn't be easy or very likely. Asking for
month and day of birth but not year would still make a reasonably unique
identifier without making it realistically plausible that an individual could be
identified.
We used ate of birth and mother's maiden surname for a unique identifier in the
Rhode Island Needle Exchange and none of our clients, who were at far greater
risk should they be identifiable, showed any reluctance about giving us the
information. I doubt that your clients will prove any different.
One possibility would be for your agency to transpose the numbers in a
consistent fashion -- 06/26/1947 for instance might become 06471926. If you know
how they are transformed but don't tell the state there should be no problem.
David F. Duncan, DrPH, CAS, FAAHB
Clinical Associate Professor
School of Medicine
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island
http://Center.Butler.Brown.edu
http://Duncan-Associates.com
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> **
> Hello fellow health education professionals,
>
> I am a Program Coordinator for an HIV prevention project in Northern
California. Our program focuses on HIV prevention in the gay and bisexual
population of the county we serve. I have a slight dilemma though with which I
am having trouble and I wonder if anyone has any suggestions.
>
> Most of our prevention funding is from the CDC which is funneled through the
state, county and finally to us. I am sure you are well aware that there are
some changes coming about in CDC funding requirements and among many health
education programs, there is one change in particular with which we are
especially having difficulty.
>
> Part of our contract is to provide direct outreach contact/interventions in
order to help someone assess/reduce their personal risks for HIV. We are
specifically contracted to do these "interventions" in public sex environments
and through parks in the county where the MSM population may meet. Our credit
for funding previously was not based on identifying information from the client.
The state has implemented a new procedure, which requires us to get the
following information from our client in order to do outreach to our population:
>
> A. The first letter of the last name
> B. Date of birth
> C. Zip code
>
> We have addressed the issue that some of our clients (some of them being
"closeted" will not feel comfortable giving out their birth date especially) for
fear of the ramifications of them being in public sex environments, etc. The
state has agreed that if the county can develop a system of uniquely identifying
this contact (for public health and service contact tracking purposes), that
they will agree to implementation countywide.
>
> Just wondering if anyone has ever run into this before and has any suggestions
that may fulfill this requirement without our client giving out the birth date
and eliminate any such perceived threat of identifying the client. We are trying
to come up with some form of identifier using the four digit spaces from the
birth date.
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Needless to say we will have a
difficult time getting credit for outreach contacts if the client perceives they
can be identified. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Bryan Gardiner
> Program Coordinator
> Man to Man Marin
> man2manmarin@yahoo.com
>
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