Harrisonburg City Public Schools And Harrisonburg High School ...

ConfidentialHarrisonburg Public Safety Building andCentral OfficeDir. of spec. ed. and/orsupervisory staffDisclosure of Education RecordsWhen parental consent is required in order to release a student’s records and the parent refuses to givesuch consent, the school division shall use informal means to secure the consent. If the parent continues torefuse to give consent, the school division shall provide written notification to the person/agencyrequesting the information, that parental consent is required and has been refused. If the school divisionwishes to disclose the information and has been unable to secure the necessary consent through informalmeans, the school division may use more formal measures, as appropriate, to effect release ofinformation.The Harrisonburg City Public Schools shall disclose information from a student’s education records onlywith the written consent of the parent or eligible student except:1. To school officials who have a legitimate educational interest in the records.A school official is: A person employed by the division as an administrator, supervisor, instructor, or support staffmember A person appointed to the school board A person employed by or under contract to the school division to perform a special task, suchas an attorney, auditor, medical consultant, or therapist A person who is a teacher or school official, including teachers and school officials in otherschools, who has legitimate educational interests in the student A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official is: Performing a task that is specified in his/her position description or by a contractagreement Performing a task related to a student's educationPerforming a task related to the discipline of a studentProviding a service or benefit related to the student or student's family, such as healthcare, counseling, job placement, or financial aid2. To officials of another school, upon request, in which a student seeks or intends to enroll(Including disciplinary records). The Harrisonburg City Public Schools shall provide writtennotice of the transfer including the identify of the requester to the parent, guardian, or otherperson having control or charge of the student or to a student who is 18 years of age or olderwithin five days of the date on which the record was transferred. This notice requirement applieson the transfer of records to education programs in jails and detention centers.3. To certain officials of the U.S. Department of Education, the Comptroller General, and state andlocal educational authorities, in connection with certain state or federally supported educationprograms.4. In connection with a student's request for or receipt of financial aid as necessary to determine theeligibility, amount, or conditions of the financial aid, or to enforce the terms and conditions of theaid.5. State and local officials or authorities to whom such information is specifically allowed to bereported or disclosed pursuant to state law adopted: prior to November 19, 1974, if the allowed disclosure or reporting concerns the juvenilejustice system and its ability to effectively serve the student whose records are released; or after November 19, 1974, if the allowed disclosure or reporting concerns the juvenile justicesystem and its ability to effectively serve, prior to adjudication, the student whose recordsare released and the officials to whom the records are disclosed certify in writing to thedivision that the information will not be disclosed to any other party without the prior writtenconsent of the parent or eligible student, except as provided by state law.6. To organizations conducting certain studies for or on behalf of the division.7. To accrediting organizations to carry out their functions.8. To parents of an eligible student who claim the student as a dependent for income tax purposes.33