Can a teacher give out names and phone numbers for a playdate?

In our school, no they can't. However if you ask the teachers they can send notes home to ask the parents if it is ok to give their number to other parents for things like that. They will then make a list of parents who signed the paper saying it was ok and pass it out to all parents.

I know in our district, that is absolutely a big no, no.  We have to respect the confidentiality of each child. 

Hmmm...I'm not sure.  Here's a bump.

I dont think they can give that kind of information out. I would holdonto notes passed from one parent to another.

Personally if I were the teacher & a parent came to me & said "Can I get Jacob's phone number so I can call his mom & set up a playdate with Shawn?" I would ask her to leave Jacob's mom a note with HER phone number & I would be happy to make sure that it gets in Jacob's take home folder.

Unless there is a class roster that has this info & the parents have agreed for their info to be published I would not give out anyone's phone number without their consent.

I would ask before giving any info away to any one

No they can't...it's confidential. You can give the teacher your info and ask him/her to pass it along.

No, there are laws in place that prevent this.  Second, to ask the teacher to be the go between for a "playdate" is a bit much.  Volunteer in the classroom and put your name and number in a kid's folder, but don't involve the teacher that's asking too much.

I would assume you cannot get info like that.