A Reference Guide of the Bakersfield City School District

Rights and ResponsibilitiesRelease of Statistical DataThe Bakersfield City School District is participating in the California School Information Services (CSIS) program.CSIS involves the electronic transfer of student information for state reporting to the California Department ofEducation and to districts and/or public postsecondary institutions to which students are transferring or applying foradmission. The procedures for transferring student information maintain the confidentiality of student records asrequired in state and federal law. Student information is encoded such that no personally identifiable information isretained by CSIS.Title 34 Code of Federal Regulations 99.22; Education Code 49076, 49080 - 49083Release of Records to Other School DistrictsUpon request, the District discloses education records (without consent) to officials of another school district in which astudent seeks or intends to enroll.Code of Federal Regulations 99.34Legal NameIn grades K-8, all mandatory student records including enrollment record, cumulative record card, report card anddiploma must show the child’s legal name.California Code of Regulations Title 5, Sec. 432Court Ordered Parent Custody and Record AccessParents with or without custody of the child have the right to inspect and review any and all school records, files anddata related to their minor child. Restrictions will not be placed on record access of a parent without a court order. Theschool will make these documents available for inspection at a mutually convenient time during the regular school day.Education Code 49069Challenging Contents of Student RecordsIf the information in a student’s record is inaccurate, misleading, an unsubstantiated personal conclusion or inference, aconclusion or inference outside the observer’s area of competence, or is in violation of the student’s privacy rights orother rights, the parent may request the removal of the information. A parent may not seek to change the opinions orreflections of a school employee reflected in an education record. Grades assigned by the teacher of a course for thestudent may not be challenged unless proof is provided consistent with California law.If the record challenge is denied, the parent may appeal. If the appeal is denied, the parent may include in the file astatement disputing the material being challenged. If parents are divorced or legally separated, only a parent havinglegal custody of the student may challenge the content of a record, offer a written response to a record or consent torelease records to others. Either parent may grant consent if both parents notify the district, in writing, that such anagreement has been made. District staff will inform parents of the necessary procedures to make such a challenge.Education Code 49066 & 49070, 34 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 99Student and Family Privacy RightsThe Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment, part of federal law, gives parents certain rights regarding the use of studentsurveys, collecting and using information for marketing purposes, and certain physical exams. These include the rightto consent before students are required to submit to a survey that concerns one or more of the following protected areas(“protected information survey”): (a) Political affiliations or beliefs of the student or student's parent; (b)Mental orpsychological problems of the student or student's family; (c) Sex behavior or attitudes; (d) Illegal, anti-social, selfincriminating,or demeaning behavior; (e) Critical appraisals of others with whom respondents have close familyrelationships; (f) Legally recognized privileged relationships, such as with lawyers, doctors, or ministers; (g) Religiouspractices, affiliations, or beliefs of the student or parents; or (h) Income, other than as required by law to determineprogram eligibility.There is also a right to receive notice and an opportunity to “opt a student out of” or refuse to allow your child toparticipate in: (1) Any other protected information survey, regardless of which agency funds the survey; (2) Any nonemergency,invasive physical exam or screening required as a condition of attendance, administered by the school or itsagent, and not necessary to protect the immediate health and safety of a student, except for hearing, vision, or scoliosisscreenings, or any physical exam or screening permitted or required under California law; and (3) Activities involvingcollection, disclosure, or use of personal information obtained from students for marketing or to sell or otherwisedistribute the information to others.28