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Your Permanent Record Jun 19, 2016 7:45:35 GMT

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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2016 7:45:35 GMT

Jun 19, 2016 6:43:59 GMT M in Carolina said:

Jun 19, 2016 4:58:50 GMT voltagain said:

School records are never sealed. They are covered by "FERPA" (Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act" Ferpa covers who has the right to see school records (public or private). How long different types of records are kept is a state law issue. Some keep all records forever. Other school only keep grades or report cards forever. Some types of disciplinary records may stay permanently so a suspension record may be permanent but being sent to the principal's office for an infraction may not be in your permanent record.

Law enforcement would have a right to request school records. Once the records are in the hands of the police FERPA no longer covers them if they are part of evidence. If a school staffer leaked them they should be in trouble.

eta: the sealed/expunge would apply to court records not school records.

So how did the press get them THIS quickly? Maybe a former teacher? It didn't take long for news outlets to post articles about other WDW guests who saw gators and one who had taken photos of a gator on that same beach...

I really didn't think that a school report would say that much--31 suspensions in middle school? I went to private school... we had bad kids, but even the ones who thought they were the most badass weren't even in the major leagues... nobody would ever be allowed to be that big of a headache. We were scared to spit.

It depends on the school. Our legally mandated policy is records have to be made available within 45 days. Our internal policy is 5 days for most requests But I know when we got certain types of requests from law enforcement or the courts I was able to have the records available in about 30 minutes of receiving the request. It doesn't mean a teacher did an inside job. Just means the request was made and the school admin said "make it happen" and the clerk responsible for records made it happen.

Kids in a private school have more to be held over their heads. They can be kicked out to attend public schools. Kids in public shools cannot be kicked out of school. They have a right to a free and appropriate education.