Policy – Category 2000 (Administration) BP 2001 – Confidentiality and Student Records
requested access shall be granted no later than five business days following the date of the request. Procedures shall include the notification to the parent of the location of all official pupil records if not centrally located and the availability of qualified certificated personnel to interpret records if requested. The following persons or agencies shall have access to student records: • Natural parents, adoptive parents, or legal guardians of children younger than age 18. Upon request, qualified certificated staff will be available to interpret the records ( Education Code § 49069 ); • A child who reaches the age of 18 or attends a postsecondary school; he/she alone shall exercise these rights and grant consent for the release of records ( Education Code § 49061 ); and • Individuals so authorized in compliance with a court order ( Education Code § 49077 ). If lawfully possible, the Charter LEA shall first give the parent or adult student three days’ notice, indicating who is requesting and what records they wish to examine ( Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations § 435 ). The following persons or agencies shall have access to those particular records that are relevant to the legitimate educational interests of the requester: • Natural parents, adoptive parents, or legal guardians of a dependent child aged 18 or older ( Education Code § 49076 ); • Children 16 years of age or older or who have completed the 10th grade ( Education Code § 49076 ); • School officials and employees ( Education Code § 49076 ); • Children who are married even if younger than 18 years of age; • Approved state and federal officials for audit purposes; and • Certain law enforcement agencies for purposes listed in Education Code and federal law. Those granted access are prohibited from releasing information to another person or agency without written permission from the parent or child aged 18 or older ( Education Code § 49076 ). The Charter LEA SELPA form D/M 63 - Authorization for Use and/or Disclosure of Information, can be used to release information (Appendix C).
BP 2001 – Confidentiality and Student Records
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Desert Mountain Charter Special Education Local Plan Area (DMCS) (rev. 11/16)
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