STUDENT RECORDS REGULATIONS

In compliance with the Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974, as amended, the Board of Education has adopted a policy of Administrative Regulations for the Collection, Maintenance and Dissemination of Student Records. Copies of Policy 216 and 217 and administrative regulations are available to parents and eligible students in the offices of principals and secondary school counselors. A portion of the federal legislation stipulates that parents and students shall be informed annually of their rights under FERPA.

The parent/guardian of a student or an eligible student has the right to inspect, review, and receive copies, free of charge, of the education records of the student by personally requesting the record from the elementary principals or the secondary school counselors as appropriate. The District maintains education records, which include personally identifiable information (name, parents, address, birth date); achievement, intelligence and aptitude test scores; scholastic records (grades); honors and activities; and health information. Education records of elementary school students are maintained in the school office of the elementary schools. Secondary school counselors are responsible for the education records of secondary school students and maintain them in their offices. A complete list of persons who are authorized to have access to student records is available in each principal’s office and the guidance offices.

Information from the education records of a student may not be disclosed without prior written consent of the parent/guardian of the student or the eligible (18 years of age or attending a post-secondary educational institution) student unless the disclosure is:

● To other school officials, including teachers, within the district who have legitimate educational interests.

● To officials of another school or school system in which the student seeks or intends to enroll.

● Directory information such as student’s name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, major field of study, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weights and heights of members of athletic teams, dates of attendance, degrees and awards received, and the most recent previous school attended by the student.

● Other authorities stipulated in FERPA.

NOTE: The parent/guardian of the student or the eligible student has the right to refuse disclosure of any or all of the categories of directory information including military recruiters and institutions of higher learning. The student’s principal shall be informed in writing before November 1 of each school year that certain information is not to be designated as directory information.

A written record of the disclosure of personally identifiable information from the education records of a student will be maintained by each principal or school counselor. The parent/guardian of the student or the eligible student has the right to inspect that record.

The parent/guardian of the student or an eligible student has the right to seek the correction of education records of the student through a request to amend the records or a hearing. A written statement of disagreement with the information entered on the record may be placed in the education records of a student by the parent/guardian of the student or an eligible student.

The parent/guardian of the student or an eligible student has the right to forward, in writing, complaints concerning alleged failure by school district personnel to comply with the requirements of the Rights and Privacy Act to the Office of Health, Education, and Welfare, FERPA Officer, Room 4511, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202.