PARENTAL ACCESS TO STUDENT RECORDS. Parents will be allowed to inspect and review their student’s education records, at a date and time convenient to the school, unless a court has ordered otherwise. Records will always be reviewed in the presence of school personnel appointed by the chief administrator. The school may provide copies of the records and, if it does so, may charge a fee. In the event a court order is in place which limits a parent’s access to a student’s educational records, or which otherwise limits the contact a parent may have with the school regarding the student, the family must provide a complete, final, signed copy of the order to the school when the student is enrolled. If such a court order is issued after a student has enrolled, the family must provide a complete, final, signed copy of the order to the school as soon as it is signed by the judge. The school will, when and to the extent reasonably possible, honor restrictions on access to educational records imposed by such an order. However, school personnel are not family lawyers and it is not the school’s responsibility to enforce court orders. See below for additional information regarding reimbursement of the school’s costs and attorneys’ fees for involvement in family custody disputes. Schools will generally not release a student’s records to third parties without the written consent of a student’s parent or legally responsible adult. As an exception to this rule, a school may disclose student records to or for:
PARENTAL ACCESS TO STUDENT RECORDS. Parents will be allowed to inspect and review their student’s education records, at a date and time convenient to the school, unless a court has ordered otherwise. Records will always be reviewed in the presence of school personnel appointed by the chief administrator. The school may provide copies of the records and, if it does so, may charge a fee. In the event a court order is in place which limits a parent’s access to a student’s educational records, or which otherwise limits the contact a parent may have with the school regarding the student, the family must provide a complete, final, signed copy of the order to the school when the student is enrolled. If such a court order is issued after a student has enrolled, the family must provide a complete, final, signed copy of the order to the school as soon as it is signed by the judge. The school will, when and to the extent reasonably possible, honor restrictions on access to educational records imposed by such an order. However, school personnel are not family lawyers and it is not the school’s Other schools to which a student is transferring; Specified officials for audit or evaluation purposes; Appropriate parties in connection with financial aid to a student; Organizations conducting certain studies for or on behalf of the school; Accrediting organizations; To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena; Appropriate officials in cases of health and safety emergencies; and State and local authorities, within a juvenile justice system, pursuant to specific State law. If a specific reason exists to further limit access to a student’s educational records, the student’s parent or legally responsible adult must provide a specific, written request that explains the basis for the additional restriction to the school’s chief administrator. The chief administrator, in his or her sole discretion, will determine whether implementing special procedures for a student’s records is appropriate and reasonably feasible on a case-by-case basis.
