Common use of PARENTAL ACCESS TO STUDENT RECORDS Clause in Contracts

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: