Source: https://www.ottumwaschools.com/about/notification-of-rights-under-ferpa-for-elementary-and-secondary-schools
Timestamp: 2020-06-03 13:02:07
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 99', '§ 99', '§ 99', '§ 99', '§ 99', '§ 99', '§ 99', '§ 99']

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Notification of Rights under FERPA for
The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords parents and students who are 18 years of age or older (“eligible students”) certain rights with respect to the student’s education records. These rights are:
The right to inspect and review the student’s education records within 45 days after the day the Ottumwa School receives a request for access.
The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records that the parents or eligible student believes are inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student’s privacy rights under FERPA.
Parents or eligible students who wish to ask the Ottumwa Schools to amend a record should write the school principal, clearly identify the part of the record they want changed, and specify why is should be changed. If the school decides not to amend the record as requested by the parent or eligible student, the school will notify the parent or eligible student of the decision and of their right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the parent or eligible student when notified of the right to a hearing.
Upon request, the school discloses educational records without consent to officials of another school district in which a student seeks or intends to enroll, or is already enrolled if the disclosure is for purposes of the student’s enrollment or transfer. [NOTE: FERPA requires a school district to make a reasonable attempt to notify the parent or student of the records request unless it states in its annual notification that it intends to forward records on request.]
The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the Ottumwa Schools to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the office that administers FERPA are:
To other school officials, including teachers, within the educational agency or institution whom the school has determined to have legitimate educational interests. This includes contractors, consultants, volunteers, or other parties to whom the school has outsourced institutional services or functions, provided that the conditions listed in § 99.31 (a)(l)(i)(B)(l)-(a)(l)(i)(B)(2) are met. (§ 99.31(a)(l))
To officials of another school, school system, or institution of postsecondary education where the student seeks or intends to enroll, or where the student is already enrolled if the disclosure is for purposes related to the student’s enrollment or transfer, subject to the requirements of § 99.34 (§ 99.31(a)(2))
To authorized representative of the U.S. Comptroller General, the U.S. Attorney General, the U.S. Secretary of Education, or state and local educational authorities, such as the State Educational Agency (SEA) in the parent or eligible student’s state. Disclosures under this provision may be made, subject to the requirements of § 99.35, in connection with an audit or evaluation of federal- or state-supported education programs, or for the enforcement of or compliance with federal legal requirements that relate to those programs. These entities may make further disclosures of PII to outside entities that are designated by them as their authorized representatives to conduct any audit, evaluation, or enforcement or compliance activity on their behalf. (§§ 99.31 (a)(3) and 99.35)
To state and local officials or authorities to whom information is specifically allowed to be reported or disclosed by a state statute that concerns the juvenile justice system and the system’s ability to effectively serve, prior to adjudication, the student whose records were released, subject to § 99.38 (§ 99.31(a)(5))