2013-2014 Parent/Student Handbook - Asbury Park School District

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Appeal Process
Parents have the right to appeal an unsatisfactory decision of their challenge concerning their
children’s school records.
Parents have the right at all steps of the appeal process to present evidence supporting their challenge.
A record of the appeal proceedings and its outcome will become part of the student’s records.
Parents must notify the Superintendent of Schools of their appeal in writing. The Superintendent or his
representative must meet with the parents within ten (10) days. If the parents are still unsatisfied,
they may appeal further to either the Asbury Park Board of Education or directly to the New Jersey
Commissioner of Education. The Asbury Park Board of Education must respond to the appeal within
twenty (20) days. If the parents’ appeal to the Board of Education is denied, they may still appeal to
the Commissioner of Education.
Parents have the right, regardless of the outcome of the appeal, to insert a statement in their
children’s school records commenting on the challenge of information. This statement remains part of
the student’s record as long as the challenged information is part of the record.