Teacher here. Whether or not schools are authorized to share information like that, companies ask all the time. I get tons of junk mail sent directly to me at

Teacher here. Whether or not schools are authorized to share information like that, companies ask all the time. I get tons of junk mail sent directly to me at school (as does every other teacher) asking for student names, DOB, address, etc. or for me to give the students the forms directly for them to fill out and then mail back. It’s usually for very sketchy “scholarship” or “study abroad” opportunities (from companies and organizations no one has ever heard of and the return address is some random PO box in Deleware.) Sometimes, however, it’s from straight up marketing companies. The vast majority of teachers throw these things straight in the trash but some teachers will fill out any form they are given...