NEPN/NSBA Code:  JRA

STUDENT EDUCATION RECORDS AND INFORMATION 

Lewiston Public Schools shall comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”) and all other federal and state laws and regulations concerning confidentiality and maintenance of student records and information. 

Directory Information 

Lewiston Public Schools designate the following student information as directory information: name, participation and grade level of students in recognized activities and sports, height and weight of student athletes, dates of attendance in the school unit, honors and awards received, and photographs and videos relating to school attendance and participation in school activities (except photographs and videos on the Internet) . Lewiston Public Schools may disclose directory information if it has provided notice to parents (and eligible students over 18) and has not received timely written notice refusing permission to designate such information as directory information. 

Military Recruiters/Higher Education Access to Information 

Under federal law, military recruiters and institutions of higher education are entitled to receive the names, addresses and telephone numbers of secondary students, and Lewiston Public Schools must comply with any such request, provided that parents have been notified of their right to request that this information not be released without their prior written consent. 

Information on the Internet 

Under Maine law, Lewiston Public Schools shall not publish on the Internet any information that identifies a student, including but not limited to the student’s full name, photograph, personal biography, e-mail address, home address, date of birth, social security number and parents’ names, without written parental consent. 

Transfer of Student Records 

As required by Maine law, Lewiston Public Schools send student education records to a school unit to which a student applies for transfer, including disciplinary records, attendance records, special education records and health records (except for confidential health records for which consent for dissemination has not been obtained). 

Designation of Law Enforcement Unit 

The School Committee hereby designates its School Resource Officer(s) as the Lewiston Public Schools’ law enforcement unit. 

Administrative Procedures and Notices 

The Superintendent is responsible for developing and implementing any administrative procedures and parent notices necessary to comply with the applicable laws and regulations concerning student education records and information. Notices shall be distributed annually to parents and eligible students concerning their rights under these laws and regulations. A copy of this policy shall be posted in each school. 

Legal Reference:  20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 C.F.R. Part 99 

20 U.S.C. § 7908 

20-A M.R.S.A. §§ 6001, 6001-B 

Maine Department of Education Rules, Chapters 101 and 125 

Cross Reference: JRA-R – Education Records and Information Administrative ProcedureRA E1 – Annual Notice of Student Education Records and Information Rights 

JRA-E2 Consent/Denial of Consent to Release Student Information for student Directory 

JRA-E3 Consent/Denial of Consent to Release Student Information for Military and Institutions of Higher Learning and Directory Information 

JRA-E4 Consent/Denial of Consent to release Student Information for Longitudinal Data Studies 

ILD – Student Surveys and Marketing Information 

11/18/02 

Revised: January 26, 2004 

Revised: July 28, 2008 

Revised: September13, 2009 

Revised: August 23, 2010 

Reviewed: September 24, 2012