diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 3e41fbc..aadf6a9 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ SITE_NAME=''
 STUDIO_BASE_URL=''
 SUPPORT_URL=''
 USER_INFO_COOKIE_NAME=''
-COLLECT_YEAR_OF_BIRTH='true'
+ENABLE_COPPA_COMPLIANCE=''
diff --git a/.env.development b/.env.development
index 70531ef..4357071 100644
--- a/.env.development
+++ b/.env.development
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ SITE_NAME=localhost
 STUDIO_BASE_URL=''
 SUPPORT_URL='http://localhost:18000/support'
 USER_INFO_COOKIE_NAME='edx-user-info'
-COLLECT_YEAR_OF_BIRTH='true'
+ENABLE_COPPA_COMPLIANCE=''
diff --git a/.env.test b/.env.test
index 475c577..acafba5 100644
--- a/.env.test
+++ b/.env.test
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ SITE_NAME=localhost
 STUDIO_BASE_URL=''
 SUPPORT_URL='http://localhost:18000/support'
 USER_INFO_COOKIE_NAME='edx-user-info'
-COLLECT_YEAR_OF_BIRTH='true'
+ENABLE_COPPA_COMPLIANCE=''
diff --git a/src/account-settings/AccountSettingsPage.jsx b/src/account-settings/AccountSettingsPage.jsx
index 05cea6b..0216fc4 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/AccountSettingsPage.jsx
+++ b/src/account-settings/AccountSettingsPage.jsx
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ class AccountSettingsPage extends React.Component {
           />
           {this.renderSecondaryEmailField(editableFieldProps)}
           <ResetPassword email={this.props.formValues.email} />
-          {(getConfig().COLLECT_YEAR_OF_BIRTH === 'true')
+          {(!getConfig().ENABLE_COPPA_COMPLIANCE)
             && (
             <EditableField
               name="year_of_birth"
diff --git a/src/account-settings/EditableField.jsx b/src/account-settings/EditableField.jsx
index a624ae8..5d496f9 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/EditableField.jsx
+++ b/src/account-settings/EditableField.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import { getConfig } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
 import { injectIntl, intlShape } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 import {
   Button, Input, StatefulButton, ValidationFormGroup,
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ function EditableField(props) {
     ...others
   } = props;
   const id = `field-${name}`;
+  let inputOptions = options;
+  if (getConfig().ENABLE_COPPA_COMPLIANCE && name === 'level_of_education' && options) {
+    inputOptions = options.filter(option => option.value !== 'el');
+  }
 
   const handleSubmit = (e) => {
     e.preventDefault();
@@ -120,7 +125,7 @@ function EditableField(props) {
                   type={type}
                   value={value}
                   onChange={handleChange}
-                  options={options}
+                  options={inputOptions}
                   {...others}
                 />
                 <>{others.children}</>
diff --git a/src/index.jsx b/src/index.jsx
index 4572490..e4dd7f6 100755
--- a/src/index.jsx
+++ b/src/index.jsx
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ initialize({
         COACHING_ENABLED: (process.env.COACHING_ENABLED || false),
         ENABLE_DEMOGRAPHICS_COLLECTION: (process.env.ENABLE_DEMOGRAPHICS_COLLECTION || false),
         DEMOGRAPHICS_BASE_URL: process.env.DEMOGRAPHICS_BASE_URL,
-        COLLECT_YEAR_OF_BIRTH: (process.env.COLLECT_YEAR_OF_BIRTH || true),
+        ENABLE_COPPA_COMPLIANCE: (process.env.ENABLE_COPPA_COMPLIANCE || false),
       }, 'App loadConfig override handler');
     },
   },