Analysis
What the administration claimed
The Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office determined that Burlington Public Schools violated the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment by administering a 2025 Youth Risk Behavior Survey with sexually explicit and other sensitive questions to students after parents had requested that their children be opted out.
Claimant: Frank Miller Director, Student Privacy Policy Office
Agency or office: U.S. Department of Education
Context
Press release from the U.S. Department of Education announcing that its Student Privacy Policy Office opened an investigation and determined Burlington Public Schools violated PPRA by administering the 2025 Youth Risk Behavior Survey to students despite receiving opt-out notices from several families; SPPO proposed a Resolution Agreement and warned of enforcement action if not resolved.
Evidence
This is an official determination reported on the Department of Education website. The press release explicitly states SPPO's finding that Burlington Public Schools violated the PPRA by requiring student participation in a survey with sexually explicit and other sensitive questions after parents had requested their children be opted out. The source is primary and contains the agency's stated conclusion and proposed corrective actions.