In accordance with the policy, this will change the student's name for school rosters, Zoom, emails school publications, and correspondence to the student.If you have any questions, please contact. Policy ACD requires that the student's record be immediately changed, and that you, as the parent/guardian, be notified that such a change has been made. The change(s) that was(were) requested is(are). But depending on where you live, your time on the Nextdoor app can be either a. If the General tab opens up to a different page, click Language and time on the sub-menu that opens when you click General. Enter your name, the email address youd like to use for communication. It will open up to your Language and time settings. This is to notify you that has made a request under Governing Board Policy ACD to change demographic information in the student's education record. This is the first option at the top of the menu panel on the left-hand side of the Settings window. The suggested template for the notification (which may be via email) to the parent/guardian is as follows: The completed form will be emailed to the Synergy team at with a cc to Once the change is made, the Synergy team will send a confirming email to the school contact with a reminder for the school contact to advise the parent/guardian that the change has been made (a requirement under Policy ACD).Form ACD-E1 will be provided to the student.(The process for parent requests to change demographic information is unchanged). Student requests for a demographic information change, including a Zoom display name and/or gender, will be referred to the school contact person or office designated by the principal.You can see the complete policy here: Policy ACD. In the meantime, please be aware that this policy requires that school employees immediately address the student consistent with their stated gender identity. This will avoid so-called "deadnames" that do not reflect the student's gender expression and will eliminate the need for the teacher to change it for every Zoom session.Ī form for students to request a change (ACD-E1) and the required notice to the parent/guardian has been created. In accordance with the policy, the student (if under 18) will be advised that their parent/guardian will be informed that a change has been made to the education record.īecause Zoom captures students' names from Synergy, this policy intends to give a student the right to change their screen name on Zoom to be consistent with their gender identity. With an intent to recognize a student's gender identity, a key provision of this new policy is that the student may request a change to their name and/or gender as it appears in Synergy without any further documentation or permissions required.
This policy is effective immediately and enhances Tucson Unified's commitment to a policy of nondiscrimination as it relates to a student's gender expression. On December 8, 2020, the Governing Board adopted Policy ACD - Non-Discrimination and Gender Identity (Students).