(Published in The Norman Transcript September 14, 21, 2016, 2t) Notification of Rights under FERPA for Moore Public Schools The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) afford parents and students over 18 years of age eligible students) certain rights with respect to the student's education records. They are: The right to lnspect and review the student's education records within 45 days of the day the District receives a request for access. Parents or eligible students should submit to the school principal or appropriate school official a written request that identifies the record&) they wish to inspect. The principal will make arrangements for access and notify the parent or eligible student of the time and place where the records may be inspected. The right to request the amendment of the student's education records that the parent or eligible student believes is inaccurate or misleading. Parents or eligible students may ask the district to amend a record that they believe is inaccurate or misleading. They should write the school principal, clearly identify the part of the record they want changed, and specify why it's inaccurate or misleading. lf the district decides not to amend the record as requested by the parent or eligible student, the district will notify the parent or eligible student of the decision and advise them of their right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the parent or eligible student when notified of the right to a hearing. The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student's education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent. One exception which permits disclosure without consent is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed by the district as an administrator, supervisor, instructor, or support staff member (including health or medical staff and law enforcement unit personnel); a person serving on the school board; a person or company with whom the district has contracted to perform a special task (such as attorney, auditor, medical consultant, or therapist); or a parent or student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility. Upon request, the district discloses education records without consent to officials of another school district in which a student seeks or intends to enroll. The school district routinely discloses students' names, addresses and telephone numbers to military recruiters unless a parent or eligible student who has reached the age of 18 requests not to disclose such information. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the District to comply with the requirement of FERPA. The name and address of the office that administers FERPA are: Family Policy Compliance Office U.S. Department of Education 500 lndependence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202-4605 The Moore School District designates the following personally identifiable information contained in a student's education record as directory information: 1. The student's name 2. The names of the student's parents 3. The student's date of birth 4. The student's class designation (1-e., first grade, tenth grade, etc.) 5. The student's extra-curricular participation 6. The student's achievement awards or honors 7. The student's weight and height, if a member of an athletic team 8. The student's photograph 9. The school or school district the student attended before he or she enrolled in the school district. The district will disclose the above ltems without prior consent, unless the school principal is notified in writing by the parent or eligible student that any or all of the above information should not be released.
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