Gooding Jt. School District 231      

STUDENTS                                                                                                                           3570F1

Student Records

Notification to Parents’ and Students of Rights Concerning a Student’s School Records

This notification will be distributed annually and may be distributed by any means likely to reach the parent(s)/guardian(s). The District shall effectively notify parents and eligible students who have a disability and those whose primary or home language is not English. To be in compliance, this form must be distributed with a copy of Procedure 3570P Student Records.

The District will maintain a record for each student that shall contain the information listed in the attached copy of Procedure 3570P

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords parents/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 copy the student’s education records within a reasonable time of the day the District receives a request for access.

Students less than 18 years of age have the right to inspect and copy their permanent record. Parents/guardians or 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 will make arrangements for access and notify the parent(s)/ guardian(s) or eligible student of the time and place where the records may be inspected.

The District charges a nominal fee for copying, but no one will be denied their right to copies of their records for inability to pay this cost.

The rights contained in this section are denied to any person against whom an order of protection has been entered concerning a student.

When the student reaches 18 years of age or meets other criteria specified in Procedure 3570P, all rights and privileges accorded to the parent become exclusively those of the student.

2. The right to request an amendment of the student’s education records that the parent(s)/guardian(s) or eligible student believes are inaccurate, misleading, irrelevant, or improper.

Parents/guardians or eligible students may ask the District to amend a record that they believe is inaccurate, misleading, irrelevant, or improper as described in Procedure 3570P.

3. The right to permit disclosure of personally identifiable information contained in the student’s education records, except to the extent that FERPA or State law authorizes disclosure without consent.

Disclosure is permitted without consent to school officials with legitimate educational or administrative 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 District safety and security personnel employed by the District); a person serving on the Board; a person or company with whom the District has contracted to perform a special task (such as an attorney, auditor, medical consultant, or therapist); or a parent(s)/guardian(s) or student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another school official in performing their tasks.

A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill their professional responsibility.

Upon request, the District discloses education records without consent to officials of another school district in which a student has enrolled or intends to enroll, as well as to any person to whom disclosure is specifically required by State or federal law. Before information is released to individuals described in this paragraph, the parent(s)/guardian(s) will receive written notice of the nature and substance of the information and an opportunity to inspect, copy, and challenge the records.

Disclosure is also permitted without consent for  research, statistical reporting, or planning purposes as described in Procedure 3070P.

Disclosure is also permitted without consent to any person named in a court order ordering such release and to appropriate persons if the knowledge of such information is necessary to protect the health or safety of the student or other persons.

4. The right to a copy of any school student record proposed to be destroyed or deleted.

5. The right to prohibit the release of directory information concerning the parent’s/guardian’s child.

Throughout the school year, the District may release directory information regarding students. Directory information is defined in the attached copy of Procedure 3570P

Any parent(s)/guardian(s) or eligible student may prohibit the release of any or all of the above information by delivering a written objection to the building principal within 30 days of the date of this notice. No directory information will be released within this time period, unless the parent(s)/guardian(s) or eligible student is specifically informed otherwise.

6. The right to request that information not be released to military recruiters and/or institutions of higher education.

Pursuant to federal law, the District is required to release the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all high school students to military recruiters and institutions of higher education upon request.

Parent(s)/guardian(s) or eligible students may request that the District not release this information, and the District will comply with the request.

7. 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:

            U.S. Department of Education

            Student Privacy Policy Office

            400 Maryland Avenue, SW

            Washington, DC 20202-4605