What does it mean when I see a yellow ‘X’ next to a privacy scoring variable?

A yellow X means that the variable is weighted differently (less) than other variables.  More specifically, you will only see a yellow X next to the variable that describes whether or not a parent can delete personal student information via an online form. Since this variable is not a requirement under any local, state, or federal student data privacy legislation, it is weighted less than the rest of the variables.