The following persons or agencies shall have access to student records:
• Natural parents, adoptive parents, or legal guardians of students younger than age 18. Upon request, qualified certificated staff will be available to interpret the records. E.C. 49069 • Once a student 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. E.C. 49061 • Those so authorized in compliance with a court order (E.C. 49077). If lawfully possible, the LEA shall first give the parent or adult student three days notice, indicating who is requesting and what records they wish to examine. 5 C.C.R. 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 student age 18 or older. E.C. 49076
• Students 16 or older or who have completed the 10th grade. E.C. 49076
• School officials and employees . E.C. 49076
Those granted access are prohibited from releasing information to another person or agency without written permission from the parent or adult student, age 18 or older. E.C. 49076
Persons, agencies or organizations not afforded access rights may be granted access only through written permission of the adult student or parent. E.C. 49075
Access Log
E.C. 49064. A log or record shall be maintained for each p upil’s record which lists all persons, agencies, or organizations requesting or receiving information from the record and the legitimate interests therefore. Such listing need not include: (a) Parents or pupils to whom access is granted pursuant to Section 49069 or paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 49076;
(b) Parties to whom directly information is released pursuant to Section 49073;
(c) Parties to whom written consent has been executed by the parent pursuant to Section 49075; or (d)School officials or employees having a legitimate educational interest pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (1) of Section 49076. The log or record shall be open to inspection only by a parent and the school official, or his designee, responsible for the maintenance of pupil records, and to the Comptroller General of the United States, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and administrative head of an education agency as defined in Public Law 93-380, and state educational authorities as a means of auditing the operation of the system.
Chapter 1 5 – Student Records, Desert/Mountain SELPA As of 04/11/2014
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