Rochelle Middle School - Rochelle Community Consolidated School ...

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) afford students certain rights withrespect to their education records. They are:1. The right to inspect and review the student’s education records within 45 days of the day theDistrict receives a request for access.A parent/guardian or eligible student should submit to the Records Custodian, principal, or otherappropriate official, written request that identify the records(s) they wish to inspect. The District officialwill make arrangements for access and notify parent/guardian or eligible student of the time and placewhere the records may be inspected. If the records are not maintained by the District official to whom therequest was submitted, that official shall advise the parent/guardian or eligible student of the correctofficial to whom the request was submitted, that official shall advise the parent/guardian or eligiblestudent of the correct official to whom the request should be addressed.2. The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records that the parent/guardianor eligible student believes is inaccurate or misleading. A parent/guardian or eligible student may ask theDistrict to amend a record that they believe is inaccurate or misleading. They should write the Districtofficial responsible for the record, clearly identify the part of the record they want changed, and specifywhy it is inaccurate or misleading.If the District decides not to amend the record as requested by the parent/guardian or eligiblestudent, the District will notify the parent/guardian or eligible student of the decision and advise theparent/guardian or eligible student of their right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment.Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the parent/guardian oreligible student when notified of the right to a hearing.3. The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in theparent/guardian or eligible student’s education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizesdisclosure without consent.One exception which permits disclosure without consent is disclosure to school officials withlegitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed by the district in an administrativesupervisory, academic, or support staff position (including law enforcement unit personnel and healthstaff); a person or company with whom the district has contract (such as an attorney, auditor, or collectionagent); or a person serving on the Board of Education.A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an educationrecord in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibilities.Upon request, the District discloses education records without consent to officials of anotherschool in which a student seeks or intends to enroll.4. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failuresby the District to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the office thatadministers FERPA is:Family Policy Compliance OfficeU.S. Department of Education400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20202-4605.Directory information may be disclosed without prior notice or consent unless the parent/guardianor eligible student notifies the Records Custodian or other official in writing, before October of thecurrent school year, that he does not want any or all of the directory information disclosed. Directoryinformation includes the student’s name, address, telephone listing, date and place of birth, major field ofstudy, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic