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FERPA Notice

ANNUAL NOTICE TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS OF RIGHTS

UNDER THE FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT

Under the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), parents of students and eligible students (those who are 18 or older) are afforded various rights with regard to educational records that are kept and maintained by Unified School District No. 323.  In accordance with FERPA, you are required to be notified of those rights which include:

1.            The right to review and inspect all of your educational records, except those which are specifically exempt.  Records will be available for your review within 45 days of the day the district receives your request for access.

2.            The right to prevent disclosure of personally identifiable information contained in your educational records to other persons, with certain limited exceptions.  Disclosure of information from your educational records to others persons will occur only if:

a.            we have your prior written consent for disclosure;

b.            the information is considered “directory information” and you have not objected to the release of such information; or

c.            disclosure without your prior consent is permitted by law.

• The district may disclose, without your consent, personally identifiable information to school officials with a legitimate educational interest.  A school official is a person employed by the school as an administrator, supervisor, instructor, or support staff member (including health or medical staff and law enforcement unit personnel); the school board (in executive session); a person or company with whom the school has contracted to perform a special task (such as an attorney, auditor, medical consultant, or therapist); or a parent or student serving on an official committee such as a disciplinary or grievance committee, 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 or duties.
  
  
• The district will disclose a student’s education records to officials of another school district in which the student seeks or intends to enroll without your consent and without further notice that the records have been requested or forwarded.
  
  

3.         The right to request that your educational records be amended if you believe the records are misleading, inaccurate, or otherwise in violation of your rights.  This right includes the right to request a hearing at which you may present evidence to show why the record should be changed if your request for an amendment to your records is denied in the first instance.

4.         The right to file a complaint with the Family Policy and Regulations Office at the U.S. Department of Education if you believe that Unified School District No. 323 has failed to comply with FERPA’s requirements.  The address of this office is 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 4074, Washington, DC 20202-4605.

5.         The right to obtain a copy of Unified School District No. 323 policies for complying with FERPA.  A copy may be obtained from the school district office.

Directory Information: For purposes of FERPA, Unified School District No. 323 has designated certain information contained in educational records as directory information.  This information may be disclosed for any purpose without your consent.  This information can be disclosed without consent because it is the type of information that would not generally be considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed.  The following information is considered directory information: name, address, telephone number, electronic mail address, date and place of birth, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams, dates of attendance, degrees, honors and awards received, the most recent previous school attended by the student, class designation or grade level, enrollment status (e.g., undergraduate or graduate, full-time or part-time), major field of study and photographs.

You have a right to refuse to permit the designation of any or all of the above information as directory information.  If you refuse, you must file written notification to this effect with Unified School District No. 323 at the district office or your child's school on or before September 1st of each school year.  If a refusal is not filed, Unified School District No. 323 assumes you have no objection to the release of the directory information designated.

Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S.Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-5901