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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No. None of their business. Not  for the reasons you mention OP. Just because it is none of their business.

I would share phone and email though. If they want address they can call for it, and I can share it like I do under any other circumstances.

But I am a private person and have never been a fan with releasing my personally identifiable information on lists, databases, etc. Government organizations have a responsibility to protect it, classroom moms and all the other parents don't.[/quote]

OP here. That is what I mean. [/quote]

Then, OP --

If this is who you are, opt out of that field in the directory.  Done.  No problem.  Whatever.

Just note that your beliefs and preferences are not the norm.  Doesn't mean you should change them, but be aware that your preferences are different.  If your child's life gets smaller because of your preferences, then rethink. Otherwise, just let it go.
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NP. OP, it sounds like you know what you are comfortable doing, so you should feel free to opt out of providing the info. I doubt it will affect your kid's social life with anyone who is more than just a classmate/acquaintance. I and most parents I know would be fine with spending the extra two minutes to email/text you for your address if our kids were actually becoming friends. If we needed it in a situation where it would be awkward to ask for it that could be a problem, but I would be willing to do the detective work on my kid's behalf to find the info online if necessary. I think as long as you are comfortable providing phone or email, some sort of contact info, your kid's social life shouldn't suffer much. If you don't include any way to contact you at all, and your kid is in the early grades, that could mean fewer if any social arrangements outside of school if parents have no way to initiate them.

One thing I would consider though -- once you give the info to one parent in the class who is on the directory the chances are very high that it will spread to the other parents in a well-meaning exchange along the lines of "Does anybody know Suzy's address so I can send the ____?". Plus, honestly, I'm pretty sure your address is already out there to be found, so I'm not sure I would rely on keeping it out of the school directory as a means of protecting the info from others finding it out.[/quote]

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