5142.1

 

 

 

Students

 

Relations with Non-custodial Parents

 

 

Whenever possible and legal, the Board of Education recognizes the value of providing information to non-custodial parents regarding school purposes and activities pertaining to their child.  The district also recognizes that many divorced parents continue to share care-giving and custody and that each parent under legal and practical circumstances, should have equal access to information regarding their child's school progress and activities.

 

Therefore, upon written request to their child's school principal, the school will subsequently and routinely mail to that parent copies of all school information which is normally sent home with the child.  This will include mailings of copies of report cards, and class and school newsletters during the school year in which the request is made.  Non-custodial parents and parents with shared custody not normally receiving materials from the school may annually request this service.

 

Parents, restricted by court order, will not be given access to school information regarding their child.  Challenges to a parent's access to information will be referred to and investigated by the Superintendent.  Individuals initiating challenges must provide documentation regarding court orders prohibiting access to information.

 

(cf. 5113.2 - Attendance and Excuses)

(cf. 5118 - Nonresident students)

(cf. 5124 - Reporting to Parents)

(cf. 5125/5125.1 - Student Records/Confidentiality)

(cf. 5145.8 Emancipation of Minors)

(cf. 5142.2 - Student Dismissal Precautions)

 

Legal Reference:           Connecticut General Statutes

                                    10-15b Access of parent or guardian to student's records

                                    46b-56 Access of records of minor children by non-custodial parent

                                    Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974

                                    Department of Education 34 C.F.R. Part 99 (May 9, 1980 45FR 30802) regs. implementing

                                    FERPA enacted as part of 438 of General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) - parent and student privacy and other rights with respect to educational records.

 

 

 

 

 

Policy adopted:                   March 9, 2004                             EAST HADDAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS

                                                                                                                           Moodus, Connecticut