Article from Toledoblade,  plus commentary with related information from ,Home Education Magazine’

Public districts must provide lists but parents can say no, schools insist

Some might feel this does not affect homeschoolers, but I know that when the for-profit charters were targeting us in the state of Ohio, more than one district superintendent said they felt they had to release homeschool contact information to these companies.

If your children are in a public school, their names, addresses, phone numbers, and grade levels are all on a list.

And unless you say so, anybody — not just the military — can get a copy.

A review of those who have asked for a copy of the Toledo Public Schools’ student database, either in its entirety or only for certain neighborhoods, finds charter school companies, for-profit tutoring services, the Catholic Diocese, out-of-town law firms, and at least two community activists.

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HEM commentary…