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506.1E9 Annual Notice

Code No. 506.1E9

ANNUAL NOTICE

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords parents/legal guardians and students over 18 years of age ("eligible students") certain rights with respect to the student's education records. They are:

  1. The right to inspect and review the student's education records within 45 days of the day the district receives a request for access.

Parents/legal guardians or eligible students should submit to the school principal (or appropriate school official) a written request that identifies the record(s) they wish to inspect. The principal or appropriate school official will make arrangements for access and notify the parent/legal guardian or eligible student of the time and place where the records may be inspected. (see Exhibit 506.1E5)

  1. The right to request the amendment of the student's education records that the parent/legal guardian or eligible student believes are inaccurate or misleading or in violation of the student's privacy rights.

Parents/legal guardians or eligible students may ask the school district to amend a record that they believe is inaccurate or misleading. They should write the school principal, clearly identify the part of the record they want changed, and specify why it is inaccurate or misleading.

If the district decides not to amend the record as requested by the parent/legal guardians or eligible student, the district will notify the parent/legal guardians or eligible student of the decision and advise them of their right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the parent/legal guardians or eligible student when notified of the right to a hearing. (see Exhibit 506.1E4)

  1. The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student's education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.

One exception, which permits disclosure without consent is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed by the district as an administrator, supervisor, instructor, or support staff member (including health or medical staff and law enforcement unit personnel); a person serving on the school board; a person or company with whom the district has contracted to perform a special task (such as an attorney, auditor, AEA employees, medical consultant, or therapist); or a parent/legal guardians or student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee or student assistance team, or assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks.

A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility. (see Exhibit 506.1E2)

  1. The right to inform the school district that the parent/legal guardian does not want directory information, as defined below, to be released. Directory information can be released without prior parental/legal guardians consent. Any student over the age of eighteen or parent/legal guardian not wanting this information released to the public must make object in writing to the principal. The objection needs to be renewed annually.

Directory information is defined as: Name, Address, Telephone Listing, Date of Birth, Email Address, Grade Level, Enrollment Status, Major Field of Study, Participation in Officially Recognized Activities and Sports, Weight and Height of Members of Athletic Teams, Dates of Attendance, Degrees and Awards Received, the Most Recent School or Institution Attended by the Student, Photograph and Likeness and Other Similar Information.

  1. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the district to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the office that administers FERPA is:

Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Ave., SW, Washington, DC, 20202-4605.

The School District may share any information with the Parties contained in a student's permanent record, which is directly related to the juvenile justice system's ability to effectively serve the student. Prior to adjudication information contained in the permanent record may be disclosed by the School District to the Parties without parental/legal guardians consent or court order. Information contained in a student's permanent record may be disclosed by the School District to the Parties after adjudication only with parental/legal guardians consent or a court order. Information shared pursuant to the agreement is used solely for determining the programs and services appropriate to the needs of the student or student's family or coordinating the delivery of programs and services to the student or student's family. Information shared under the agreement is not admissible in any court proceedings, which take place prior to a disposition hearing, unless written consent is obtained from a student's parent, guardian, or legal or actual custodian. (see Exhibit 506.1E8)

Information obtained from others shall not be used for the basis of disciplinary action of the student. This agreement only governs a school district's ability to share information and the purposes for which that information can be used.

Approved: 11/11/09

Reviewed: 2/6/22

Revised: 1/6/10

Grinnell-Newburg School District, Grinnell, IA