Student Handbook - rgccisd

8The Principal is custodian of all records for currently enrolled students at the assigned school. ThePrincipal is the custodian of all records for students who have withdrawn or graduated.Records may be inspected during regular school hours. If circumstances effectively prevent aparent or eligible student from inspecting the records, the District shall either provide a copy of therequested records, or make other arrangements for the parent or student to review the requestedrecords. The records custodian or designee will respond to reasonable requests for explanation andinterpretation of the records.A parent (or the student if he or she is 18 or older or is attending an institution of postsecondaryeducation) may inspect the student’s records and request a correction if the records are consideredinaccurate or otherwise in violation of the student’s privacy rights. If the District refuses therequest to amend the records, the requestor has the right to request a hearing. If the records are notamended as a result of the hearing, the requestor has 30 school days to exercise the right to place astatement commenting on the information in the student’s record. Although improperly recordedgrades may be challenged, contesting a student’s grade in a course is handled through the generalcomplaint process defined by policy FNG.Copies of student records are available at a cost of ten cents per page, payable in advance. If thestudent qualifies for free or reduced-price lunches and the parents are unable to view the recordsduring regular school hours, one copy of the record will be provided at no charge upon writtenrequest of the parent.Please note:Parents or eligible students have the right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department ofEducation if they believe the District is not in compliance with federal law regarding studentrecords. The District’s policy regarding student records is available from the principal’s orSuperintendent’s office.The parent’s or eligible student’s right of access to, and copies of, student records do not extend toall records. Materials that are not considered educational records—such as teachers’ personalnotes on a student that are shared only with a substitute teacher and records on former studentsafter they are no longer students in the District—do not have to be made available to the parents orstudent.DIRECTORY INFORMATIONThe law permits the district to designate certain personal information about students as “directoryinformation.” This “directory information” will be released to anyone who follows procedures forrequesting it.However, release of a student’s directory information may be prevented by the parent or aneligible student. This objection must be made in writing to the principal within ten school days ofyour child’s first day of instruction for this school year or prior to the onset of detailed activities.DIRECTORY INFORMATION FOR SCHOOL-SPONSORED PURPOSESThe district often needs to use student information for school-sponsored purposes and activities.This information will not be released to the public without the consent of the parent or eligiblestudent.