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PUBLIC NOTICE TO PARENTS,
LEGAL GUARDIANS AND ELIGIBLE STUDENTS
Park County School District #1, Powell, Wyoming, hereby announces the rights of parents, legal guardians, and eligible students under the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
1. Under the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, you are granted the right to examine the educational records of local educational agencies. Upon receipt of the request, the educational agency has a maximum of forty-five (45) days in which to comply with that request.
2. Unless the school agency has received official or legal evidence to the contrary (divorce decree, contested custody, etc.), it may presume that either parent has legal right of access to the records of students and may honor the written request from either parent.
3. No portion of an educational record may be destroyed during the period of time when there is an outstanding request for the disclosure of those records.
4. It is permissible to require that the educational records be examined in the presence of a school district official. If you request a copy of the records, the request must be honored. (Costs of reproduction will be borne by the parent, legal guardian, or eligible student.)
5. If you feel that the contents of educational records are inaccurate, misleading, inappropriate, or in violation of privacy or other rights of students, you may request that the records be amended.
6. If the school agrees with the request, the records will be amended and you will be advised, in writing, of the amendment.
7. If the school does not agree with the request for amendment, you are advised that you have a right to a hearing on your request for amendment. The request should be made to the Superintendent of Schools.
8. If, after a hearing, the Board of Trustees determines that an amendment will be made, the records will be amended and you will be informed, in writing, of the changes.
9. If the hearing does not result in a record amendment, you are advised as a parent, legal guardian, or eligible student that you have the right to place a statement of disagreement in the educational records of the student. The disagreement statement must remain as part of the student record as long as the record is maintained by the school district. Any disclosure of the educational record must include the disclosure of the statement of disagreement.
10. Park County School District #1 will make available, to the public, directory information pertaining to students at Park County School District #1. Directory information includes the following: the student’s name, address, telephone listing, date and place of birth, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams, dates of attendance, the most recent previous educational agency or institution attended, and degrees and awards received. If you are unwilling to allow any or all of the above-described directory information to be released without your consent, you must notify the Office of the Superintendent within thirty (30) days from the date this notice is received.
Any person having questions concerning the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act should contact the building principal of each respective school. Records are kept at each school that the student attends.
Lillian Brazelton
Clerk, Board of Trustees
Publ., Tues., Aug. 16, 2022

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