Destruction of Special Education Records

NOTICE OF DESTRUCTION OF STUDENT RECORDS 


The Massachusetts Student Record Regulations require public school districts to destroy student records within seven (7) years of a student’s graduation, transfer, or withdrawal from the school district. In addition, building principals are authorized to periodically review student records and to destroy misleading, outdated, or irrelevant information contained within a student’s temporary student record. (603 CMR 23.06).


In accordance with applicable regulations, the Northbridge Public Schools does hereby notify you of its intent to destroy student records relating to your child/you within sixty (60) days of your child’s/your graduation, transfer, or withdrawal from school. The records to be destroyed include, but are not limited to, documentation contained within the student’s temporary student record as defined under applicable regulations, 603 CMR 23.02. A copy of your child’s/your transcript 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 copies of all records to be destroyed. If you would like to be provided with copies of the records to be destroyed, please submit a written request within thirty (30) days of your child’s/your graduation, transfer, or withdrawal from school. 


If you have any questions regarding the destruction of records pertaining to your child/you, you may contact your school principal. For additional information regarding your and your child’s rights in regard to student records, you may contact: 


The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 

75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA 02148-4906

781-338-3000


or 


The Family Policy Compliance Office

U.S. Department of Education 

400 Maryland Ave. S. W. Washington, DC 20202-8520 

1-800-872-5327