Wayne Community School District

It is the policy of Wayne Community School District not to discriminate in its programs, activities, or employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, sexual orientation, age (for employment), and actual or potential family, parental, or marital status (for programs). If you have a question or complaint related to this policy, or for information about the district's grievance procedures, please contact Christy Allen, 102 North Dekalb, Corydon, IA 50060, 641-872-2184, christy.allen@waynefalcons.org or the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building, 1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204-3582, Telephone: (303) 844-5695 Fax: (303) 844-4303, TDD: (800) 877-8339, Email: OCR.Denver@ed.gov

Code No. 506.01EVIII

Annual Notice

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords parents and students over 18 years of age (“eligible students”) certain rights with respect to the student’s educational records. They are:

1. The right to inspect 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(s) they wish to inspect. The principal

            or appropriate school official) will make arrangements for access and notify the parent or

            Eligible student of the time and place where the records may be inspected.

2. The right to request the amendment of the student’s educational records that the parent or eligible student believes are inaccurate or misleading or in violation of the student’s privacy rights under FERPA.

            Parents or eligible students who wish to ask the school district to amend a record should

            write the school principal, clearly identifying the part of the record they want changed,

            and specify why it should be changed.

            If 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.

3. 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 school official also may include a volunteer or contractor outside of the school

            who performs an institutional service of function for which the school would otherwise

            use its own employees and who is under the direct control of the school with respect to

            the use and maintenance of PII from education records, such as an attorney, auditor,

            medical consultant, therapist, or a parent or student serving on an official committee,

            such as a disciplinary or grievance committee or student assistance team, 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 or is already enrolled if the disclosure is for the purposes of the student’s enrollment or transfer.

Note: FERPA requires a school district to make a reasonable attempt to notify the parent or eligible student of the records request unless it states in its annual notification that it intends to forward records on request.

4. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the district to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the office that administers FERPA is:

                        Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education
                        400 Maryland Avenue, SW
                        Washington, DC, 20202-4605