Student Records Destruction

Public Notice of Destruction of Student Temporary Records Class of 2017

Information from the Georgetown School District on the handling of student temporary records

The Massachusetts Student Record Regulations authorize public school districts to destroy student records within seven (7) years of a student's graduation, transfer or withdrawal from the school district. 603 CMR 23.06

In accordance with applicable state and federal regulations, the Georgetown Public School District does hereby notify you of its intent to destroy student records relating to your child/you within thirty (30) days of the date of this notice.   The records to be destroyed include, but are not limited to, documentation contained within your child's/your temporary student record, i.e. results of standardized tests, attendance data, and correspondence.  

A copy of your child's/your transcript – identifying information regarding student and parent or guardian, course titles, grades received, credits earned, grade level completed, and year completed - will, however, be maintained by the District for at least sixty (60) years following your child's/your graduation, transfer or withdrawal from the District.

Massachusetts regulations require that the District provide you with prior written notice of its intent to destroy student records and that you be given an opportunity to obtain all records to be destroyed. If you wish to have your temporary record you must notify the Georgetown Middle-High School Guidance department in writing within thirty (30) days of the date of this notice. Proper identification is required upon its receipt.

Georgetown Middle-High School
Attn: Guidance Department
11 Winter Street
Georgetown, MA  01833